Writing Samples

Personality profiles

Richard Linklater, Film Director

An Austin Film Icon Takes On an American Institution
Published in the December 2006 issue of Austin Monthly magazine

Ben Sargent, Political Cartoonist

Of Ink and Satire
Published in the December 2006 issue of Austin Monthly magazine

Angela Shelf-Medearis, Kitchen Diva and Author

The Kitchen Diva: Celebrated Author Has the Ingredients for Success
Published in the November 2006 issue of Austin Monthly magazine

Molly Ivins, Columnist

Not Dying Yet Again
Published in the October 2006 issue of Austin Monthly magazine

Stephen Harrigan, Novelist and Screenwriter

His Latest Novel, Challenger Park, about Life as a Mommy Astronaut
Published in the April 2006 issue of The Good Life magazine

Evan Taniguchi, Architect and Activist

Stepping Out of the Shadows with Evan Taniguchi - A life in Architecture and Activism
Published in the December 2005 issue of The Good Life magazine

Parenting

A Guilt-Free Guide to Child Care:

Finding the Best Preschools
Published in the June 2006 issue of Austin Monthly magazine

Learn a New Language Without Leaving Town

Published in the March 2006 issue of Austin Family magazine

Big Attractions for Budding Art Historians:

(PDF file available upon request)
Published in the January/February 2006 issue of Texas Family Magazine

Avoiding Overexposure

Producer Elizabeth Avellán Balances a Film Career with Motherhood
Published in the June 2005 issue of Austin Monthly magazine

Food, culture, and sustainability

Easy Rider

The Yellow Bike Project Turns Trash into Transportation
Published in the December 2005 issue of Austin Monthly magazine

Texas Tea Party

An Afternoon Tea at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin's Lobby Lounge
Published in the April 2005 issue of Austin Monthly magazine