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Free Educator Resources

Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth’s Colorful Creatures

Access poetry lesson plans, coloring pages, a word search, and more on TeachingBooks.net.

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Feature on kidpreneurs for Scout Life

From delivering flyers to creating a better 3D printer, these five businesses were started by kids or teens. I wrote about them for Boys’ Life magazine (now Scout Life), including where they got their idea and how they’re giving back.

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Feature on co-authoring for The Writer

The Writer Magazine

Collaboration helps authors find new readers, bust creative blocks, better their craft, and increase accountability. I interviewed over a dozen authors to find out why and how they’ve teamed up on book projects.

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Profiles

I’m inspired by regular people making an impact in business or their communities. I love finding and telling untold stories of creative ideas and colorful personalities through profiles. My work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Barnard Magazine, Entrepreneur, and Parade Magazine, among other places.

See below for select samples.

How a Couple of College Kids Turned a Silly Sport into a Booming Business

Inside the wacky world of bubble soccer and how two college kids from Michigan are cashing in.

Entrepreneur.com – Mar/16/2016

These Photos Could Change the Way You Look at Fruits and Vegetables

Seattle photographer Brittany Wright turns food scraps and farmers’ market product into art.

Civil Eats – Jan/13/2016

Street Books: The Library on a Cargo Trike

After learning that the homeless can’t borrow library books, this Portland woman resolved to bring books to them.

Momentum Magazine – Sep/09/2014

How a Chance Encounter on a Bus Inspired a Social Entrepreneur to Start Up

Q&A with Chase Adams, founder of Watsi, a nonprofit that raises funds to cover low-cost, high-impact medical treatments.

Entrepreneur.com – Jun/26/2013

The Unrepentant Advocate

Outspoken lawyer and federal judge Susan Gertner recounts her decades of legal work fighting for social justice.

Barnard Magazine – Mar/13/2013

The Only Time We Have Together is Right Now

Parade flew me to Chicago to cover the wedding of this beautiful couple–just two months before the 31-year-old groom lost his battle with cancer.

Parade Magazine – Nov/07/2010