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(Originally published Aug. 3, 2011, on Her Circle Ezine’s The Writer’s Life blog.) There’s no better editor than a live audience. Of course, I realized this while on stage, waiting for a laugh that wasn’t going to come. I hadn’t earned it. That line that looked so good on paper just didn’t translate to the…

My latest online-only piece for Diabetes Forecast is now up! You can find it here. Earl “The Pearl” Monroe is a basketball legend, but in his retirement he’s been working as a spokesman for both diabetes and heart disease-related causes. We talked about Diabetes Restaurant Month. (Story originally published July 7, 2011, at http://forecast.diabetes.org.)

Because who hasn’t used that headline before! I’ve started sharing the embarrassing tales of my youth at Oh, I Am So Embarrassed! Named in honor of Grover, the greatest Muppet.

My first story for Diabetes Forecast (the American Diabetes Association’s monthly magazine) is up! Check it out at http://forecast.diabetes.org/magazine/only-online/nba-star-dwight-howard-dribbles-stop-diabetes.

Doing a little self-Googling this weekend, I found a Catholic blog, The Ginger Jar, had picked up a story I wrote at my internship at the Huron Daily Tribune. I wrote this story in 2006, but the subjects really stuck with me through the years. What a nice little surprise to find online. Family has…

(Originally published in the February 2009 issue of Fusion magazine, www.bigrapidsnews.com) New coaches, young team are springing past expectations By Lindsey Wahowiak Fusion Editor REMUS — When the returning state champion Chippewa Hills High School cheerleading team hits the floor, it’s easy to miss the team’s coaches. Krystle Downs and Jessica Simon blend right in…

(Originally published on Feb. 19, 2011 at www.dcabortionfund.org.) “In these tough economic times,” as many budget stories begin, lawmakers are looking for ways to slash federal and local spending. Promises are made – and broken. People look to their representatives in government to do the right thing, in order to benefit their communities. After all,…

The most recent issue of Conscience magazine is available to read online. You can read the whole thing by clicking on http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f1f99f2e#/f1f99f2e/1. Take an extra-close look at In Catholic Circles (starting on page 6) – my major focus for the issue.

(Originally published on Jan. 13, 2011, on Her Circle Ezine’s “The Writer’s Life” blog at http://www.hercircleezine.com/2011/01/13/the-writer-herself/) As I’m writing this, I have completely blown my deadline. It’s not because I’m waiting for a source to call me back, or because I got some new information right before my piece was set to publish. Nope. It’s because…

(Originally published on Dec. 22, 2010, at www.dcabortionfund.org.) You probably know that DCAF is staffed by a team of dedicated volunteers, dozens of people who spend their free time, often hours and hours every week, assisting women and girls who need abortions in getting the emotional and financial support they need. You know DCAF raises thousands of dollars every…