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It may seem invasive, but I have always had something of a curiosity over other peoples' lives - not obsessively so - but, I truly enjoy the opportunity to witness the richness of life experience.
I'm at ease when interviewing, because I love talking to and learning about people. It is that simple. Fortunately, listening is my natural gift (a great skill for any interviewer) and this skill enables me to explore someone at a mutually comfortable pace. I find this allows me to create space to help people tell their stories in their own words.
I delight in producing work in biography, journal and memoir styles. My stories and articles are mainly interview-based and printed in a number of publications. Because I truly love to celebrate the distinctive qualities that we each have, the writing is easy for me."
Samples of my work
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The Loved Inn Look is Best
Published in HOMEstyle Magazine November 2007
There is a place, only twenty minutes from Charlottesville, where you can walk among zinnias and moon flowers, sit with a warm cup of tea in a courtyard gazebo, tour and touch the rich history in a unique building that was borne of our rural culture back in 1882. It is space for you to get away from the relative forces of the modern workweek, to tuck away into luxurious bedding for as many nights as you can give yourself the freedom to indulge, but beware, you must be comfortable with being important.
For Fluvanna - Nevermore!
Published in The Rural Virginian October 2007
On a young October night, the evening bore a perfect chill as the sun slid into an envelope of darkness. Gathered in the grove were listeners of every age and capacity, each with ears that hungered for tales of blood and reverie. The audience sprawled across the dark lawn of Palmyra's 19th century plantation home and waited, with nerves thrumming, to feed upon the eerie prose and cunning poetry of the Virginia Colony's dark genius; the master of macabre...
As Demand for Additional Nurses Grows, Need for Funding for Faculty Does Also
Published in Salute to Nurses, May 2007
A Potter Shares His Craft with His Students
Published in HOMEstyle Magazine September 2007
Fine Arts Professor, Thomas Clarkson specializes in the in-depth study of functional pottery. A Charlottesville artisan, Tom began his career as an undergraduate, attending a beginning pottery class in 1970. He fell in love with clay.
Sponge Painting Can Bring Fun to Life!
Published in HOMEstyle Magazine July 2007
Lazy Daisy Ceramics on Monticello Road, in Charlottesville, is home of "the Paintin' Place." They have everything you need to explore ceramic pottery from greenware to once-fired bisques. They also have plenty of tools and techniques to share. Pottery painting is fun for all ages. At "the Paintin' Place," you don't have to be a pro. Just use your imagination and let your creativity sparkle.
To be Standing on the Moon
Published in Reflections 1969 February 2007
From March of 1965 until March of 1969, university professor Larry Fredrick flew to Houston, Texas on the third Friday of every month, save for a holiday. His was a mission that would put America first in space exploration and set the stage for technology to advance into much of what we use today.
Dr. Fredrick was the department chair of Astronomy, at the University of Virginia, when he was assigned a research project designed to assist NASA in its desire to put American astronauts on the moon.
