One of the best parts about freelance writing is being able to explore all kinds of different topics and keep learning.

Here are a few stories for different outlets and clients that demonstrate my range of styles and topics.

Feature

A tough bird hits tough times (Earth Island Journal)

Surfing the Gray Wave (Delaware Beach Life)

When Home is School (Delaware Beach Life)

Willey Knives: The small-town knife shop with national reach (Delaware Independent)

Charter school honors Bryan Allen Stevenson (Delaware Today)

Love and Operations Management (University of Delaware)

Explainer

Saving local news: Is philanthropy the answer? (Delaware Journalism Collaborative)

Solution or Hazard? What to know about biogas plants proposed for southern Delaware (Delaware Independent)

A closer look: The dispute over land use in Sussex County (Delaware Independent, part one of series)

To approve or deny development: What County Council can and can’t do (Delaware Independent, part two of series)

History

Why a local development is named for murderer Patty Cannon (Delaware Independent)

The day Greenwood blew up (Delaware Independent)

Phillis Wheatley School: The story behind the name (Delaware Independent)

Business

Foreign-born doctors help treat growing Delaware population (Delaware Business Times)

Incyte: Local and global impact (Delaware Business Magazine)

What’s the future of Seaford’s decaying Nylon Capital Shopping Center? (Delaware Independent)

Livin’ La Vita Nova culinary camps introduce kids to the industry (University of Delaware)

Profiles

This Delaware Native oversees a $10 billion telescope at NASA (Delaware Today)

Annie Jump Cannon boasts a stellar legacy in Delaware’s history (Delaware Today)

Just a hand up: Evelyn Wilson’s relentless service (Delaware Independent)

Meet 5 mentors at Ohio State (Ohio State Alumni Magazine)

Sports

On the shoulders of a legacy (Ohio State Alumni Magazine)

Club baseball dreams (Denison Magazine)