Writing & Editing Work
Writing Experience
My freelance writing and editing work has explored topics as varied as diabetes, gardening and sanctuary cities. Below is a selection of just some of the many pieces I’ve created.
Best Health
Buzzfeed Canada
- 15 Things That Would Change If You Had A Guaranteed Basic Income
- This Archeologist Is Clapping Back After B.C. Wrote First Nations Out Of Its History
Chatelaine
- Seriously, Stop Slouching — 5 Reasons Good Posture Is Great For Your Health
- Sore Back? 5 Tips To Help You Enjoy A Pain-Free Summer Of Gardening
- For Years I Couldn’t Stand Up Without Feeling Ill: A look at POTS, a little-known medical condition
Earther.com
- Canadian Oil Pipeline Could Drive Famous Puget Sound Whales To Extinction
- How A Team Of Volunteers Discovered Canada’s Deepest Cave
Edmonton Journal
- Lionhearted: Profile of Angela Petesen, a sea lion trainer at West Edmonton Mall
- Check Stop: When there’s 400 free bucks on the line, Edmontonians aren’t any different from kids from the Big Smoke
- Get Out of Here: A look at weekend getaways in Alberta
FLARE
- We Asked A Doctor To Review Canada’s First At-Home HPV Test
- Meet the Bartender Spreading Awareness re: Sexual Assault Training: Award-winning bartender Veronica Saye wants to make the bar scene safer for patrons and bartenders alike.
Fodor’s
Globe and Mail Content Studio
Help We’ve Got Kids
- Explore Life Under The Sea At Ripley’s Aquarium
- Guide To Canada’s Wonderland With Little Kids
- Best Family Resorts Near Toronto for Summer
TheLoop.ca
- This Wedding Season Let Harry And Meghan Be Your Inspiration
- What To Do When Your Kid’s On A Waiting List For Mental Health Help
Nature Conservatory of Canada
- Species At Risk Need Our Help: A look at the newest members of Canada’s at-risk species list
NOW Magazine
- Echo Beach’s Concert Season Begins With Noise Complaints
- Field Trip Festival Drops Nestlé Sponsorship As A Result Of Online Activism
- The NoSleep Podcast Comes Home For Halloween: Toronto-born host David Cummings is bringing the hugely popular horror anthology’s live show to the Great Hall
Passport 2017
- Getting To The Root Of Canadian Cuisine: A conversation with Evelyn Wu and Wayne Morris of Toronto’s Boralia
SavvyMom.ca
- How To Shop Local In Toronto This Holiday Season
- Everything You Need To Know About The New Dr. Seuss Experience
- New Pregnancy and Postpartum Wellness Clinic Opens in York Region
- Why Ontario Should Save Parent Relief
- Here’s Why You’ll Love Taking Your Kids To Ricarda’s Sunday Buffet
- Happy Kingdom: The Multi-level Indoor Playground In Toronto That You Need To See
- The Lower Ossington Theatre: The perfect place to introduce your little ones to live theatre
Smithsonian Magazine
This Magazine
- Do Canada’s Sanctuary Cities Actually Help Refugees?
- Inside An Ontario Town’s Fight To Protect Its Local Waters
- How to Bring Democracy Back to Alberta
Today’s Parent
- The Surprising Benefits Of Video Games For Kids
- Here’s Why Screens Bring Out The Worst In Your Kid
- Baby Name Trends for 2019
- How To Talk To Your Kids About Sex: An Age-By-Age Guide
- What Experts Say Kids Need To Learn In Sex Ed
- A New Bill Says Women Should Be Able To Be Paid For Being Surrogates
- How To Track Ovulation: 3 Tests To Try
- 5 Places To Travel To Before You Have Kids
- Are Dollar Store Pregnancy Tests Accurate?
- What Experts Want You To Know About Essential Oils And Breast Growth In Boys
- Could Your Pregnancy Fatigue Be Caused By Anemia?
- How To Deal With Your Baby’s Blocked Tear Duct
- Why Parents (And Schools) Shouldn’t Ban Junk Food
- Type 1 Diabetes Is on The Rise In Kids: Here’s what parents need to know
Travel & Escape
- 5 UNESCO Heritage Sites To Visit Before They’re Gone
- The Best Places To Dive With Sharks
- How To Build Your Ultimate Travel Pharmacy
Travel & Style
- Build A Perfect Babymoon
- Where to Eat, Stay, Play & Shop in Mont Tremblant
- Hotel Review: Prince George Hotel, Halifax
- A First-Time Cruiser Sets Sail To Fiji
- 5 Tips for First Time Cruisers
- Hotel Review: Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa
VICE Canada
Blogging Experience
GeorgeMichael.com Æccess-only Blog
In the summer/fall of 2011, I blogged from the road while travelling across Europe with George Michael’s Symphonica: The Orchestral Tour. While this blog is no longer accessible on GeorgeMichael.com, I have posted a few of my favourite entries over here.
Editing Experience
From the summer of 2007 until the fall of 2010, I was an Associate Editor at This Magazine, where I looked after the front-of-the-book section (aka This & That). My many tasks in this role included coming up with story ideas, reviewing pitches, assigning stories, managing freelancers and of course, editing copy. Here are just a few of the many pieces that I edited.
- A Shot in the Arm for Boys: They’re often unwitting carriers of HPB, so why no vaccinations?
- “Give a Day” Campaign Makes Fighting HIV-AIDS All in a Day’s Work
- Teaching Genocide: One school board gets a lesson in definitions