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What’s the Benefit of Pigs?
As a writer, I frequently interview people. My methods have evolved over the years, but my goal remains simple: transferring their words as efficiently as possible into a story/article/press release/whatever. For a couple of years, I dragged along a laptop. I’d ask questions and feverishly type away as they answered. This was great, as it…
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Are You Gettin’ It? Armageddon It.
Last Wednesday, I drove the company vehicle to the Pine Ridge reservation to interview a high school student for our annual report. I’m working on a series of stories focusing on how individuals and businesses in rural South Dakota weathered the pandemic (hence all my recent business travel). She was a junior at Lakota Tech…
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Plagiarism
I think I need to lawyer up. Because six years ago, I came up with this amazing idea: Drumstick Bites. I wrote that the last bite of a Drumstick ice cream cone, with that solid chunk of chocolate, was the best part of the whole thing, so I wanted to sell packages of Drumstick Bites…
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The Astronaut Button
So, This is What It Feels Like To Be An Astronaut… I discovered a nifty button that turns my Hyundai into a zippy little rocket. My driving experience hasn’t been the same since. I’ve been very happy since buying the Kona last September, don’t get me wrong. But it’s always lacked oomph. At least compared…
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Serial and Milk(ing it)
Writers love playing the “what-if?” game. It’s how we get our best ideas. Many years ago, I read a series of articles in The Oregonian about the growing problem of eco-terrorism in the western states. One line in particular grabbed me: the reporter wrote, “It’s a miracle nobody has been killed.” So, I thought, what…
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Second Fiddle to a Feline
Tara came home from an outing with coworkers Friday night, and that’s when I realized my cat is more popular than I am. “How’d it go?” I asked when she walked through the door. “Great!” she replied. “Everybody asked about Sydney!” “What about me?” I wondered. “Oh. Your name came up, too. A couple of…
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