Rediscovering an annual ardor for the arboretum

Posted by on Jun 29, 2011 in writing samples | 0 comments published in The Maryville Daily Forum, April 2003   A couple of years ago, my best friend made a rare visit to Maryville, so I decided to show her around campus, nostalgically pointing out my college haunts. It was late March, still a bit chilly and damp; spring had sprung according to the calendar, but trees and grass were, for the most part, being stubborn about turning green. Still, I...
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Traditions – no matter how silly – build a home

Posted by on Jun 29, 2011 in writing samples | 0 comments published in The Maryville Daily Forum, March 2004   They told me about the World’s Shortest Parade my freshman year. Of course, it was my, ehm, colorful features editor on the Missourian who told me about it, so my incredulity sensors went off. But, there it was – a flood of green water and a raft of jubilant students. There are certificates and everything. People all around the globe...
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Northwest recruiting piece

Posted by on Jun 29, 2011 in writing samples | 0 comments For the recruiting series in 2005 at Northwest Missouri State University, I came up with an odd brochure to add to the lineup of traditional pieces on campus housing or academic programs. Modeled after a car company’s accessories brochure, Northwest’s Essentials piece gave students a peek into the details of university life. Here is how I described a series of object shots, revealing how the...
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Diving deep into the Stumpy’s menu

Posted by on Jun 27, 2011 in life of a marketing gal | 2 comments For a couple of months now, I’ve been updating/maintaining the Web site and Facebook page for my favorite restaurant, Governor Stumpy’s. I’ve been eating here since they opened, partly because it’s a family place – the owner is one of my Irish cousins (to explain the relationship would take a forest of family trees), and my dad regularly makes the 30-minute drive from Shawnee to my side...
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This, next, last?

Posted by on Jun 2, 2011 in Words and writing | 0 comments My friend Patrick called me this morning, irate and needing clarification (well, needing confirmation that he was right to be irate). Someone at his work asked for a part to be available “next Monday.” He placed this request today, a Thursday. Patrick was convinced that he should have said “this Monday,” as in the next possible Monday, and that “next Monday” really means June 13, not...
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Enhance green kids

Posted by on Jun 1, 2011 in Magazines | 0 comments December 2009 Enhance magazine
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Enhance acupuncture

Posted by on Jun 1, 2011 in Magazines | 0 comments October 2008 Enhance magazine
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Enhance incontinence

Posted by on Jun 1, 2011 in Magazines | 0 comments February 2009 Enhance magazine
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