First-person essays

"Footloose," Oregon Humanities Magazine

"The Painful Misadventures of a Well-Endowed Breast-feeder," Salon.com

"Book-signing Junkie," Publishers Weekly
People like me are the reason publishers tour authors

"The Gospel According to Paul," Publishers Weekly
An independent bookseller spreads good words

"One Last Summer at Camp" The Des Moines Register
Two recent grads opt for one last summer at German language camp

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Desperately Seeking Salem columns for the Statesman Journal and Salem Weekly

The Statesman Journal
February 2011
March 2011
April 2011
May 2011
June 2011
July 2011
Salem Weekly
"So-lame? Are we going to settle for that?" March 2009
"Comforts of home are often close at hand"  April 2009
"Can you rock your face off in Salem? On a Tuesday?" May 2009
"Treasures await adventursome shoppers" June 2009
"Doing our part to protect against a bad rap" July 2009
"Some things that can't be googled" August 2009
"On being a regular" September 2009
"Skeletons in your closet" October 2009
"Salem's zombie self" November 2009
"Exporting Salem for the Holidays" December 2009
"Internet Fame and Fortune" February 2010
"Hallie Ford's Salem section" March 2010
"Salem's strongest running metaphor" April 2010
"Commuting by bike for the strong and fearless" May 2010

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