text: The eBiz Insider (published by Solid Cactus; now defunct; served as editor for a year)
  
  The Independent (formerly the Westsider)
  
  Games (Kappa Publishing, n.k.a Games World of Puzzles)
  
  Bylines Writer’s Calendar
  
  The Northeast PA Rainbow Journal
  
  Career College Association Journal, The Link (n.k.a The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities)
  
  Oatmeal Studios (Greeting Cards)
  
  Penny Press (Word Puzzles)
  
  Select writing samples – previous years:
  
  View Past Print Content & Details
  
  Since, in my early days, I’ve primarily written for print (and since before papers had robust online versions), it’s a little harder to share my past nice-looking clips online. I do have several scanned versions which I converted to PDF. Nothing beats a print layout of a feature story. I have hundreds of clips in dozens of plastic tubs. But, here are more details on some publications for which I regularly freelanced:
  
  The Weekender
  
  The Weekender is Northeast Pennsylvania’s #1 alternative weekly. At the time I wrote for The Weekender it was published by Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company, which also owns the daily paper, The Times Leader. At the time, The Weekender was distributed to over 1,000 locations across five counties, with a total readership of 174,415.
  
  I was a regular contributing writer to the Weekender from 1999 to 2010 (when I relocated) and usually pitched my own story ideas. I was a go-to correspondent for the “issue” issues, which took a step away from covering bands and the art scene to focus on business and community concerns. I’ve covered music and plays to cosmetic surgery and transportation. The Weekender, a few years ago, underwent a site redevelopment, and the archives are no longer available so I had to remove the links that used to be on this very page. PDFs to come… one day.
  
  The eBiz Insider
  
  The eBiz Insider was a print publication sent to the Solid Cactus customer base and other interested subscribers. During my time at Cactus, I also served as editor of this magazine for a few years, before it ceased publication and was replaced with blogging efforts. The following links are PDFs to the entire magazine; I’ve indicated the page number on which you can find my stories.
  
  The Independent
  
  The Independent (formerly The Westsider) is a quarterly publication with the tagline, ‘a magazine of creativity, culture and change’. Since 2005, the glossy, colorful magazine has covered local, independent businesses, issues affecting the community and the creative scene. I was a contributor to The Independent since its second issue through 2010, primarily writing feature-length stories I pitched. I also wrote on assignment, generally business profiles.