Obviously, I can't provide links to everything I've ever done. I'm showcasing this selection of pieces because they're particularly good examples of my style. Some are recent; others are older but stay on this page because they were especially fun to write.
"Their Rookie Season" - Entrepreneur's StartUps, June 2010
Coaching tips from three entrepreneurs who made the first year cut.
"No More Free Labor!" - Fortune Small Business, June 2009
A new company learns an expensive lesson in how not to manage a client relationship.
"Selling Clean Machines" - Fortune Small Business, August 2008
David Oreck tells FSB how he cleaned up in the world of vacuum cleaners.
"The Young and the Restless" - Microsoft Midsize Business Center, January 2007
The MySpace generation uses email, IM, blogs, and Web 2.0 tools to blur the boundaries between work and personal life. What's an IT manager to do?
"Offbeat Schools Teach Unusual Skills" - Fortune Small Business, November 2006
FSB sent me to chocolate-making school. Now everyone knows the truffles I've seen.
"Grade A Lunches" - Vim & Vigor, Spring 2006 (PDF)
If you want to make sure your child's lunch makes the grade, follow these smart, simple and healthy recommendations.
"Are You Being Denied The Best Birth Control?" - Marie Claire, July 2004
It's legal. It's reliable. It's safe. So why do women have such a hard time getting doctors to tie their tubes? Three Marie Claire readers tell how they were questioned, lectured, or flat-out denied the contraceptive they wanted most. (P.S.: Men can demand -- and get -- a vasectomy at any age.)
"Fatal Reaction" - P.O.V.
Watch out, Lothario: one false move can turn a close encounter into an encounter with Glenn Close. That rare but unmistakable species, the vengeful ex-girlfriend, will stop at nothing to make your life miserable. Here's a look from the inside. It's not pretty.
"It's No Smoke" - Southwest Airlines Spirit
Why do thousands of people from around the world flock to a Boston suburb to see a middle-aged man known as "The Mad Russian"?
"The Mayor of Marinara" - Southwest Airlines Spirit
The mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, is a saucy fellow.
