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Magazine Clips (Writing & Copy Editing):

Click here to see the 2007 Fredericksburg, Texas, Idea House and Farmstead.

Healthiest Rural Counties

Faces of Demand

Safest Rural Counties

Tornado Heroes

Telling the Ag Story

Steaks For Troops: All-American Beef Battalion

FFA's Shining Stars

How Clean Is Your Well Water?

4-H Astronaut

"Louisiana Research"

I wrote several pieces, including the cover story for the Pennington Foundation newsletter.

Doggie Sands


Food (Recipes & Photo Styling):

Farm-Made Fruit Drinks

Cast-Iron Cooking

A Countryplace Dinner

A Splash of Citrus Or download the PDF.

"The Best of Bread

Barbecue recipes

Hot Dish, Cold Night

Perfect for Peppers

Fun Fruit Dips

Small Town Experience



Press Releases & Web Content:

2004 Pennington Biomedical Research Center Scientific Report

Pennington 2005 Strategic plan update
Press release for Pennington Biomedical Research Center's partnership with St. Joseph's Academy and renowned chef John Folse for healthier school lunches: “Team Works to Improve School Nutrition”

In 2004, Pennington Biomedical Research Center opened their 42-million-dollar building to further expand their mission of unlocking the secrets of nutrition and obesity: Pennington Center to Receive $42-million Research Building

Louisiana Men's Health Conference release and web content.

Pennington had a booth at the Louisiana Governor’s Mansion reception to raise awareness for our cause as the legislature session kicked off.

In 2004, Pennington Biomedical Research scientists made a major breakthrough. I worked to put together a national and local database of media outlets; it paid off. The story “Pennington Scientists Turn Fat Into Bone” ran in newspapers across the country, including “The L.A. Times,” “The Washington Post” and a slew of other publications.

Press release “Large Turnout for Hump Day Run.”

America on the Move is an initiative encouraging citizens to take a few extra steps a day and eat 100 fewer calories to reduce weight. Louisiana joined the initiative, and I got to be part of it by working on press and write-ups for the Web site.

Helped write some content and interview study participants for the groundbreaking CALERIE study.

The nonprofit, 2nd Chance 4 Pets, raises awareness about lifetime care for pets. More than 500,000 companion animals are euthanized each year due to lack of planning.

Most Delightful Foods is a small specialty food manufacturing company, striving to create nutritious gourmet food for pets.

Luvo is an up-and-coming task management firm in Baton Rouge, La.


Book & Movie Reviews:

Here's a review I wrote of "The Real Dirt on Farmer John," a PBS documentary on a man who turns his farm around to a successful Community Supported Agriculture venture. Review is also on the Angelic Organics Web site.

A Broad Abroad in Thailand

The Godfather Classic Quotes

Waiting For The Apocalypse

State By State

Mustard Seeds

Breakfast At Tiffany's

Someday My Prince Will Come

Three Girls And Their Brother

The Craft Queen's Guide to Hip Knits

Dead Boys

The Faraday Girls

(Not That You Asked)

Still Summer

Aria

The Mona Lisa Strategem

Crawling: A Father's First Year

Kneeknock Rise


Research & Contributions:

Described as addictive and painfully entertaining, Time Inc.'s Bill Shapiro put together a book of Love Letters From Other People:150 Love Letters You Were Never Meant to See.

Coming in 2010: Rejection Letters


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