: About Me

I am a Marketing Communications Specialist and the unofficial graphic designer for the company I work for, but since selling my first article through Helium's Marketplace last year, I've added freelance writer to my repertoire. I particularly love researching and writing health and lifestyle related articles, and recently sold my first article to a print/online magazine that focuses on these topics.

I feel at times that I am an old-fashioned soul in a modern-day body. That's why I am nostalgic for pop culture from previous decades, and I publish a blog about it, called Go Retro (http://goretro.blogspot.com.)

I love graphic design, mid-century modern furniture, music from the 40s-80s, animals, and being outdoors. When I am not writing in my spare time, I am often doing fun things with friends, working out, or playing with my cat, Moose.

I know too much about ...

The Beatles and the 1960s.

Why I write ...

I love being able to educate readers about a person or interest they wanted to know more about. I particularly love writing about people from the pop culture past, because I believe in preserving their legacy.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm reading a book called "The Help" which is about what life was like for African American maids and cooks in the 1960s south. It's so well written and eye opening, it's worthy of being made into a film.

Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Assessing Martha Stewart

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Martha Stewart is everywhere. She has her own daytime television show, a radio program on Sirius radio, a magazine (Martha Stewart Living) that is still going strong after 25 years of publication, a new cookbook, and partnerships to sell Martha Stewart branded merchandise with several retail giants. And that's just the tip of the Marthapedia empire. Why does any of it matter? Because she's this decade's unofficial comeback kid, whether the media that skewered her during her stock market trial wants to admit it or not. And I admire her all the more for it. No one is more surprised by this t...

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Writing:

Rating:

• Marketplace Approved Writer
• 8Marketplace Articles Sold
• Helium Charter Member