Personal Essay

Portfolio of Published Work

Below, find all of my most recently-published writing pieces. This is mostly a portfolio of my journalism, with the occasional nod to work from my other service categories.

Happy reading!

Recent

Cow Lake

March 1, 2013

The horizon stretched itself thin across the windshield, endless and unencumbered. It snaked to my right out the passenger window and I reached for

Ripen and Release

February 14, 2013

In the yard of my family’s first house grew an avocado tree creeping up like a great praying mantis. We waited eagerly for its sporadic

The Crane

January 28, 2013

She starts as a square piece of paper, pink side up. Crease and open again. She gasps for air. Crease and open again. Her limbs

Used Heart Shopping

January 11, 2013

Last month, I was hunting for a good used car at a reasonable price. This was not an easy task. I mean, it’s a good

Gossip Girl here

January 6, 2013

Hey world, its Gossip Girl. I’m not a good show, in fact, I’m despicable. But still, I’m remarkably addicting. Why? Well, Alexa has been watching

2012

December 29, 2012

If ya’ll go by the Romans, we are days from the new year. And as many do before hanging up the new calendar, I’ve been

My Way

December 8, 2012

Okay, I’ll admit it. The last two weeks have been some of the hardest for me in a long time. I’ll spare you from the

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday

November 22, 2012

Not gift-full Christmas!? Not Hallowscream?! Not Cinco de Drinko!? Not the (blow off your) Fourth (finger) of July?! What has gotten into you, Alexa? I swear,