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SAMPLE  WORK

Editing:

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A Gorgeous Excitement by Cynthia Weiner (Crown)

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Easy Weeknight Dinners by Emily Weinstein and New York Times Cooking (Ten           Speed Press)

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Italian American Forever by Alex Guarnaschelli (Clarkson Potter)

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Ala Ebtekar: Thirty-Six Views of the Moon by Ala Ebtekar, Alexander Nemerov,             Kim Beil, and Ladan Akbarnia (Radius Books)

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Bi-Polar by Cory Richards (Ten Speed Press)

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John Sonsini + David Pagel: Broad Reminders by John Sonsini and David Pagel           (Radius Books)

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Cameron Welch: Mosaics by Cameron Welch and Alexis Belis (Radius Books)

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Day Jobs edited by Veronica Roberts (Radius Books)

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America’s Women Down Range by Steven Clevenger (Museum of New Mexico             Press) 

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Blurred Boundaries: Perspectives on Rock Art of the Greater Southwest by William       Frej, Frank Graziano, and Polly Schaafsma (Museum of New Mexico Press)

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New Mexico Poetry Anthology 2023 by Levi Romero and Michelle Otero (Museum       of New Mexico Press)

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New Mexico Treasures 2024: Engagement Calendar by Don J. Usner (Museum of         New Mexico Press)

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Harwood Centennial: 100 Works for 100 Years by Nicole Dial-Kay and

     Emily Santhanam (Museum of New Mexico Press)

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Dictators and the Disappeared: Democracy Lost and Restored by Russ Davidson           and Leslie Blaugrund Kim (Museum of New Mexico Press)

 

Two Rivers: The Power of Collaboration by Sheri Roussarie and

     Kelly Macken-Marble (Warren Publishing)

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Dear Patriarchy: The Gaslit Woman’s Guide to the (Corporate) World by

     Jennifer Audrie and Lisa Lynn (Warren Publishing)

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Compass to Vinland by Dani Resh (Warren Publishing)

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Now and at the Hour by Bess Kercher (Warren Publishing)
 

The New Golden Rule by Emily Golden (Warren Publishing)

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“A Mechanism to Reduce Medical Supply Shortfalls During Pandemics” by                   Elizabeth Hastings Roer and Isla Globus-Harris (The RAND Corporation)

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Literature of Exile and Displacement: American Identity in a Time of Crisis edited         by Holli Levitsky, Monica Osborne, and Stella Setka (Cognella, Inc.)

 

Empire of Funk: Representation in Filipina/o America by Mark R. Villegas,

     Kuttin’ Kandi, and Roderick N. Labrador (Cognella, Inc.)

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Personal Essays:

Dorothy B. Hughes: A Feminist Icon, an Icon for Writers (Pasa por Aquí, May 2024, New Mexico Humanities Council)

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Can You Hear Me? (Second-place winner, judged by Sarah Gerard, Blue Mesa Review, Spring 2024)

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Ecolinguistics and How Language Can Save the World (Pasa por Aquí, May 2024, New Mexico Humanities Council)

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Hate Valentines Day? Try Celebrating It Anyway (Pasa por Aquí, February 2024, New Mexico Humanities Council)

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Krampus is Coming: Why Halloween is Actually Just the Start of Spooky Season (Pasa por Aquí, Dec. 2023, New Mexico Humanities Council)

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Eyelashes (Beautiful Things, Feb. 14, 2022, River Teeth: A Journal of Narrative Nonfiction)

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Safe as Houses (winner of an Honorable Mention as part of the Medium Writers Challenge, 2021)

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Articles:

New Mexico is in the Midst of an Under-the-Radar Indie Book Publishing Renaissance (Dec. 12, 2024, Southwest Contemporary)

 

Five Books to Gift This Season (Dec. 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)​

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Spooky Strolls Through Old Town (August 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

 

Your Guide to Traveling Slow (June 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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Road Trip on These Scenic Byways (June 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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19 Must-Try Taco Spots in New Mexico (May 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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Shop New Mexicos Antique Shops: Celebrate Earth Day by bringing new life to old goods from antique stores throughout New Mexico (April 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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These Motels Take You Back in Time: Experience the nostalgia of Tucumcaris

Route 66 motels (March 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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A Historic Gem on Route 66: With its iconic neon and midcentury appeal, Blue Swallow Motel offers a comfortable roost for Tucumcari travelers (March 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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22 Giftworthy Page Turners (co-written with Molly Boyle, Dec. 2023 issue,

New Mexico Magazine)

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True Heroes: Elizabeth Potter (Dec. 2023 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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True Heroes: Leba Freed (Dec. 2023 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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A Home for Honking Good Vegan Food (Nov. 2023 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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A Look Into Lucy R. Lippards Life (Oct. 2023 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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True Heroes: Bianca Encinias (Dec. 2021 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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True Heroes: David Howard (Dec. 2021 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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Roots Farm Café Celebrates Local Food (Nov. 2021 issue, New Mexico Magazine)

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Reviews:

Prairie Edge: A Novel by Connor Kerr

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This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud

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Rabbit Hole: A Novel by Kate Brody

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Here in the Dark: A Novel by Alexis Soloski

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Brutalities: A Love Story by Margo Steines

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Witness: Stories by Jamel Brinkley

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Down Along With that Devils Bones by Connor Towne ONeill


All The
Songs We Sing edited by Lenard D. Moore

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Interviews:

Ada Limón, editor of You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World

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Zuska Kepplová, author of The Moon in Foil

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Adriana Chartrand, author of An Ordinary Violence

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Natasha Trethewey, author of Memorial Drive


Molly McCully Brown, author of Places I’ve Taken My Body

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Jenn Shapland, author of My Autobiography of Carson McCullers

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