Welcome to my Writing Page!
I didn’t grow up knowing I would be a writer, but I did grow up being a reader. I was a quiet, rule-following kid, but I used to get in trouble for rushing through my school assignments so I could get back to my book. Such a rebel!!
Features are articles I have written over the years. Feel free to browse!
Profiles are the kind of writing I like best. Check out these cool people I got to meet and chat with! Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. It makes for great reading!
Reel Success
Stephen Lutz, MS ’74 AHS, who grew up fishing with his father for bluegill, bass and redear sunfish near Paris, Ill., caught his first fish at the age of 5. He’s been hooked ever since. As he grew...
Self Portrait
Iconoclastic artist William Wegman reflects on his graduate studies, photographs of Weimaraners and recent return to painting First Appeared: Illinois Alumni magazine To appreciate the...
The Agony of Victory
A victim of its own thrilling success, UI rowing team seeks to upgrade its equipment and facilities Illinois Alumni Magazine The sky holds no hint of sunrise, but inside ARC Gym No. 1, 17 rowing...
The Nucleus of an Expanding Science
From blood clotting to Alzheimers and clean water, MCB faculty members are frequently involved in cross campus, interdisciplinary and even visionary efforts involving both highly translational...
The Not-So-Silent Night
Annual holiday chemistry show explodes with foam, flames and fun Illinois Alumni magazine December 2014 For many families within driving distance of the University of Illinois campus, the winter...
Couples Therapy
Sailing World August 2014 We pull into Deep Creek YC at Turkey Neck in the pouring rain, still recovering from a hair-raising U-turn with our boat trailer on a windy, single-lane country road. We...
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