Monday, March 12, 2007

See My Work

Thanks for your interest in my writing. Here's what I do:
  • I write for consumer magazines, most often on humanitarian, family, genealogy, history and travel topics.
  • I edit books, dissertations, and scholarly papers on a freelance basis.
  • I'm writing a memoir about the birth of my third child, who has spina bifida.
Here's a peek at what I've done:

Consumer Magazine Articles

RECENT ARTICLES:

"Your Ancestors Slept Here." Family Tree Magazine, July 2008. Travel feature on historic lodgings. Teaser: "They say you never understand people until you walk a mile in their shoes. What about spending a night in their beds?"

"Honor Your Parents." LDS Living, May/June 2008. Roundup article on practical and creative projects that honor our parents' lives. Read it on-line at http://www.ldslivingmagazine.com/articles/show/1499.

"Genealogies on Demand." Family Tree Magazine, May 2008. Informational article for genealogists/family historians on using print-on-demand technology to publish a family history. Opener: "Ready to transform years of family research into a published book? With print-on-demand technology, it's now easier--and more affordable--than ever."

"Family Reunions 101." LDS Living, Mar/Apr 2008. Feature article on how to plan a memorable family reunion. See the on-line version at http://www.ldslivingmagazine.com/articles/show/1419.

Baskets of Love." LDS Living, Mar/Apr 2008 issue. Humanitarian column. See the on-line version at http://www.ldslivingmagazine.com/articles/show/1428.

"Get Em Talking." Family Tree Magazine, March 2008. Excerpt: "Anyone who conducts family history interviews eventually comes across a reluctant interviewee. You probably know the ones in your family—a modest great-aunt, a grumpy uncle. But even the most tight-lipped folks are usually willing to discuss things that matter to them."

"A Mammoth Undertaking." Cleveland Magazine, Jan 2008. Opens: "The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is about to disassemble two of its most famous pachyderms. But no animal-rights groups are up in arms: the beasts have been extinct for thousands of years."

"Raising the Roof: Young Humanitarians." LDS Living, Nov/Dec 2007 issue. Opening paragraph: "A charity event is not the first place you expect to find teenagers on a Friday night. But don't tell that to Megan Beus, or Elisabeth and Erica Evans. These three Latter-day Saint teens have spent a lot of free time recently performing benefit concerts. They call themselves the Cleveland Teen Trio, and their efforts have built a school for a struggling refugee community in Zambia, Africa." See it on-line at http://www.ldslivingmagazine.com/articles/show/1247.

"SmAll that Jazz." School Arts, Nov 2007. Ghostwritten for teacher Dena Bleumel. Excerpt: [On initiating a grade-school curriculum around Viktor Schreckengost's work] "What developed was a learning experience as diverse and unexpected as this designer's own body of work! In addition to the art and design objectives, students have learned such lessons as respect for the elderly and how to run their own arts foundation."

"Memories of Miracles: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir Exhibit." Meridian Magazine, July 19, 2007.
http://www.meridianmagazine.com/music/070719kirtland.html

"The Pageant that Isn't." Meridian Magazine, July 5, 2007. http://www.meridianmagazine.com/travel/070705kirkland.html

"The Kirtland Temple Quarry: A New Tour Partners Church and Community." Meridian Magazine, June 19, 2007. http://www.ldsmag.com/travel/070619kirkland.html

"Rebuilding the Past: Log Cabins in Nauvoo." Meridian Magazine. June 5, 2007. http://www.ldsmag.com/travel/070506rebuilding.html

"The Lost Boys of Flor Azul." Meridian Magazine. Cover story, May 15, 2007. http://www.ldsmag.com/exstories/070515lostboys.html

"A Reunion Home." Reunions Magazine, Oct/Nov 2006. Full text not available. Begins: "I can't say I married Jeremy Morton only because of his family reunion, but after attending, I knew I wanted to come back every Labor Day weekend for the rest of my life."

SOON TO APPEAR:

"WAN2TLK? The Coded Lives of Teens." Accepted Nov 2007 by religious lifestyle magazine for an upcoming issue. Mini-feature (1600 words) on teens and texting. Text not yet available.

"Bring Back the Lazy, Unselfconscious Days of Summer," Accepted December 2007 for summer issue of lifestyle magazine. Personal essay about the tendency to focus more on the anguish of swimsuit-wearing than the joy of swimming.

"Next Time I'll Listen." Accepted for international children's religious magazine, English and Spanish versions. Slated for publication August 2008. Text not available.

"Mother-Daughter Team Cares for Bulgarian Orphans." Writeup on One Heart Bulgaria, a non-profit foundation, for humanitarian column in upcoming issue of a religious lifestyle magazine.

ARTICLE ARCHIVE:

"From Viktor's Attic." Monthly electronic newsletter column from The Viktor Schreckengost Foundation, a nonprofit arts organization.

Editing Work

Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Early Cancers in the Gastrointestinal Tract Using Optical Coherence Tomography. Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2008. Author: Xin Qi.

Viktor Schreckengost: American Da Vinci. Tide-Mark Books, 2006. Author: Henry Adams. http://viktorschreckengost.stores.yahoo.net/viscamdavi.html

Praise from Midwest Book Review: "Profusely illustrated in full color and enhanced with the addition of an Index and Image Catalogue, and with expert commentary by former museum curator Henry Adams, Viktor Schreckengost: American Da Vinci is a superbly presented and informative introduction to the life, work, and artistry of a remarkable talent who dedicated himself to the esthetic improvement of American popular culture. Highly recommended for personal, professional, and academic library American Art History reference collections and supplemental reading lists."

Review from Art & Architecture: Adams offers a comprehensive retrospective of the life and work of designer Schreckengost in the aptly named Viktor Schreckengost: American da Vinci. Adams consistently maintains his dual American da Vinci argument by presenting evidence of the designer's multitalented Renaissance man capacity, accompanied by his distinctively playful American ingenuity. The eclectic content that includes Schreckengost's ceramics, sculpture, two-dimensional work, theater, costume design, and industrial design is framed by the opening biographical chapters and the concluding chapter on the National Centennial Exhibition. Adams narrates Schreckengost's life and work as representing a historical era that stretches the limits of American modern design. The abundant images are well-addressed and are convincing evidence of a lifetime of prolific productivity. The text offers a robust account of the designer's life and work as the foundation of modern American design. This work inspires more study of American designers, such that additional contextual information would have been helpful. Regardless, the historical account will be of particular interest to designers and historians alike. Summing up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals. -L. Farooque, Purdue University.

Historical Research

Musical Theater

This is Kirtland! One-hour musical theater presentation performed by cast of 50 for thousands of tourists annually since 2004. Lead author, libretto (dialogue and lyrics).

Health and Medicine

Website text, Cleveland Regional Perinatal Network. Resources for Mothers, Mothers-to-be, and Health Care Providers. http://www.crpn.net/Perinatal%20Depression.html

"A Hospital Survey of Postpartum Depression Education at the Time of Delivery." JOGNN (Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing) 34:5, Sept/Oct 2005, p.587. With authors Asha Garg and Amy Heneghan.


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