Live Event: Randall Munroe’s Comic Con Panel
** This post was written as an assignment for my Digital Journalism class through UCSD Extension. A revised version can be found here. Ever wonder how to survive onboard an Read More …
A Video from the Field
Here’s a short video I made aboard R/V Agulhas II in 2017 for submission to the Obama Fellowship.
How Beer Gets Sour
**This was written as a class assignment for Science Writing I at UC Extension. Explain how something works. 250 words maximum. Bob Ross, while painting his famous landscapes, often says “there Read More …
Chapters 4-6 of my untitled novel
It’s all much too boy-centric in these opening chapters. I need to find a way to get to or flash back to more of the apocalyptic mystery. And I have Read More …
Netflix Holidays
It’s never happened to me before, but this year I watched one cheesy “made for TV” Christmas movie and caught the bug. The Hallmark Channel has been banking on this Read More …
Type 1 Diabetes Doesn’t Stop These Scientists
Maintaining control of Type 1 Diabetes is necessary for scientists working in remote environments. Two of the Co-Chief Scientists on the GEOTRACES research cruise I recently participated in are type-1 Read More …
First 3 chapters of my untitled novel
1. A shaft of dusty light crosses Jane-Anne’s face, waking her from the recurring dream of smoke and ash engulfing the town. She opens her eyes, not sure where she Read More …
Questions
A short story. “Ms. McCleary, what time of day was it when the shadow appeared?” I ask, tapping my notepad with my pen. I am nervous, but trying to Read More …
Give Them Power
An original screenplay. FADE IN: EXT. CITY STREET — DAY LINDY, a 24 year old woman, stumbles along a busy sidewalk, bumping into people and objects. She is wearing all Read More …
What We Inherit
I wrote this for a VAMP workshop; the theme was “inheritance.” It wasn’t selected, but I was honestly ok with that. I didn’t have the time or energy to devote Read More …