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Don’t be Afraid to Forget Everything You Know (and Do It Anyway)
It’s been three years since I’ve updated this blog. I give the advice in the title of this first new post since 2008 because it’s something I’ve just done. I’ve wrestled with transferring this site from one host to another, updating WordPress, updating widgets, picking a new theme, sighing and shaking my head at all the junk at the bottom of this blog that needs to be fixed and updated. Where do I find this code? There has … Read entire article »
About me
I’m a freelance writer and editor based in California. My non-fiction and journalism publishing history includes cover stories, features, interviews, events coverage and arts and entertainment pieces for community newspapers, websites and magazines in the Minnesota, California and the World Wide Web. I’m proud to have been recognized in 2006 as an emerging artist by the Jerome Foundation and SASE/Intermedia Arts, a local arts organization. I was chosen for a poetry mentorship with poet, author and … Read entire article »
Making Journalism Matter in Minneapolis [Video]
I’m attending the Journalism That Matters, “”A PASSION FOR PLACE — New Pamphleteers/New Reporters: Convening Entrepreneurs Who Combine Journalism, Democracy, Place and Blogs” today. Yesterday we had the opening sessions. I want to post here a brief, 1:30 minute video of Bill Densmore, director/editor of the Media Giraffe Project, explaining the phrase “New Pamphleteers.” … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media
California Judges Say “Go Get Gay Married!”
Pictured below: John Lewis, left, and Stuart Gaffney reacted to the court’s decision in San Francisco. Uploaded to Flicker on May 15, 2008 by Gay Weddings The California Supreme Court today ruled that gay and lesbian Californians have a constitutional right to marry. Despite a robust domestic partnership status in California, the Court ruled that denying gays and lesbians the right to call their unions a marriage impinges on our constitutional rights. After the jump is an excerpt from the conclusion of the ruling. I bolded quite a bit because I’m happy. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Gay
