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Since December is usually a bit of a quiet month for work, January is usually a bit quiet for publications. But the cogs keep turning, even if slowly, and still had about a dozen articles published – so maybe not so slowly after all. Take a look.
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I began the month of December in Hong Kong, where I kept working while my kids trained in kung fu. But when I got home, jetlag and the holidays conspired to slow my output. Even so, I published a few things in December. Hopefully my foggy brain made something better than word salad. Read on and see what you think.
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In November, the whole family went to Hong Kong, where the girls met their kung fu teacher’s teacher and trained with him. Because if you have a kung fu master in China, you don’t miss the chance to train with him. It was a working vacation for me, which means I didn’t write anything for this blog while I was gone, but I kept up with my paid deadlines. Read on to see what was published in November.
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Ah, back-to-school season. It makes everyone (sample size: one) feels smarter. And it makes sticking to a work schedule much easier. In case you missed anything, here is a roundup of articles I wrote that were published in September and October, and a peek behind the scenes of the blog.
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Summer is always a crazy time of juggling work and school vacations. I don’t always get around to blogging and documentation, but even in the summer chaos, I did have stories published in June, July, and August. Here is the mammoth list in case you missed anything.
In June, Avvo published my article on some of the shenanigans ICE has pulled against Asian immigrants. In July, they published my article on the progress of the Equality Act. And in August, they ran my story about new vaccination laws in response to the measles outbreak.
I wrote a lot of summer reading articles this year, and most of them showed up on Earth911.
The Roots of Climate Nonfiction
The Branches of Climate Change Nonfiction
Beach Reads to Finish Before the Ocean Rises: Intro to Cli-Fi
I finished all the major buyers’s guides I pitched at the beginning of the year, but had a few supporting articles publish this summer.
Sustainable Pavers for Cold Climates
Dishwashers for the Immune-Impaired
I started a new series about shopping your values.
How to Achieve Safer Shopping Results
Shopping for Humanely-Raised Food
Shopping Your Values: Buy Local
There’s a pretty good chance that Adding Composting Toilets to the Sanitation Mix will become a new series, too.
And then there were a bunch of other random topics.
Guinness and Other Brewers Get Greener Packaging
How Garfield Became an Environmental Mascot
A Tourist’s-Eye View of Norway’s Green Lifestyle
Citizen Scientists Work to Save Vanishing Sword Ferns
Cutting Down on Lawn: Alternatives to Grass
Closing the Loop with Architectural Salvage
I had a couple of articles in publications that I don’t write for regularly. PDX Parent published my Tips for a Perfect Pickathon. Three Imaginary Girls had me write up a TimberFest preview and ticket giveaway, then sent me to the festival to review it. (My daughter reviewed it, too.)
In honor of Eid al Fitr, ParentMap published my article on growing up Muslim in Seattle. It was a joy to write because I met so many interesting women in my research.
I wrote up the winners and finalists for two of ParentMap’s Golden Teddy Awards categories:
I wrote about two teens who launched a mentorship program for adopted youth. And then, just like that, it was time to look forward to fall. I did it in a big way with 50 Ways to Rock Back to School.
Technically, the following articles printed in the September issue. But they published online in August, so here goes:
How to Remain Involved in Your Child’s Education
20+ Fabulous Fall Performances to See As a Family
Why Liberal Arts Education is More Important Than You Think
Local Youth Strike For Climate Action
It has been such a pleasure getting to write arts pieces for the Seattle Times. I started in April with a radio show preview. In May, I had my first professional opera review (in a bar), my first formal opera review, and a feature on the Lullaby Project in May.
Okay, so that was the recap. In June, I previewed the Seattle International Dance Festival. In Julia, I reviewed an operetta about Julia Child. In August, I reviewed the touring musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and profiled Jennifer Thomas, a classical pianist known for her dramatic YouTube videos.