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)

All in the family: Lifeguarding often gets into the blood (Delaware Beach Life)

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

Tribes uphold centuries-old treaty by delivering deer to Virginia governor (Outdoor Life)

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)

Banking on her vision (Denison Magazine)

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)

Wilmington collector has thousands of menus from decades past (Delaware Today)

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)