Back from Europe. Jetlagged and exhausted. Still, I’m writing away on my travel articles. Of late, I’ve focused my energy on travel, culture, and science writing. Good science writers are able to make what’s often arcane science information accessible to the lay reader. I love to read original science. Especially peer-reviewed articles about human health. And I also appreciate science…
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On Assignment in Europe for Three Weeks
We’ve gone fishing. Not really, but I am in Europe on assignment for three weeks: London, Oxford, and Paris. With the family in tow for parts of the trip anyway. One of the perks to writing travel guides geared towards parents with children of different ages, as well as writing about travel with kids, is that your children are required…
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Bid on a Book and Help the YMCA!
Matthew Henry at Child’sPlayX2 (which has now changed its name to Clever Tykes) is having an auction to raise money for the Border View YMCA, which has been hit really hard by the economic downturn. There’s a lot of cool stuff over there, including a dinner with MetroDad in NY and a $100 American Express Card. Best of all, of course,…
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ASJA conference in New York this April
For readers who haven’t heard of it, the ASJA is the American Society of Journalists and Authors. I don’t belong to a lot of professional organizations but I belong to this one. You have to apply to get in to ASJA, to show that you are a serious and published writer. The application process is not meant to discourage new…
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New Essay in Skirt: Learning to Love Pink
Two fat, long issues of Skirt! came in the mail yesterday. It’s nice to get hard copies, as it’s a magazine I usually read on-line. I have a Valentine’s Day essay in the current issue. It’s called “Learning to Love Pink.” Here’s an excerpt: Learning to Love Pink First time?” A woman with platinum blond hair and a wide smile looks…
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Wildlife Conservation Magazine is Closing its Doors
I’ve written several articles for Wildlife Conservation Magazine. There’s a lot of bad news for print publications these days and I received some more in my inbox yesterday. Wildlife Conservation Magazine, which is a wonderful glossy published by the Wildlife Conservation Society (which also runs the Bronx Zoo) is folding. Shutting its doors It’s not going to Web only. It’s…
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