publications

Please note that I no longer update this page. I continue to work as an abstractor, and I write regularly for the Globe Miami Times. My personal favorites are listed in boldface.

– 2017 –

For getAbstract, summaries of:

• “How Lego Became the Apple of Toys”
• “It’s Not All Lightbulbs”
• “When Bankers Started Playing With Other People’s Money”
• “Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian Firmware”
• “Libor Scandal: The Bankers Who Fixed the World’s Most Important Number”
• “How Sheryl Sandberg’s Sharing Manifesto Drives Facebook”
• “Can Facebook Fix Its Own Worst Bug?”
• “How to Hire the Right Person”
• “Building Trust While Cutting Costs”
• “How To Be More Productive by Working Less”
• “How to Become a C.E.O.? The Quickest Path Is a Winding One”
• “How to Retire in Your 30s”
• “Course Correction: How to Stop China’s Maritime Advance”
• Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail by Jonathan Chait
• “How to Win at Retirement Savings”
• Strategy: A History by Lawrence Freedman
• “How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep”
• Imperial Gamble by Marvin Kalb
• What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
• The Gates of Europe by Serhii Plokhy
• The Real North Korea by Andrei Lankov
• “We Made These 10 Social Media Mistakes So You Don’t Have To”
• The Looting Machine: Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa’s Wealth, by Tom Burgis
• “From Fund-raising to Talent Pool, a Deep Dive into Small Startup Ecosystems in Europe”
• Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right, by Arlie Russell Hochschild
• The Great Questions of Tomorrow, by David Rothkopf
• “Drive for Clean Air Creates ‘Chaos,’ Leaves Thousands Shivering”

For the Globe-Miami Times’ online edition:

• “Treating Foot Pain Non-surgically May Be the Better Choice” (sponsored content, Feb. 14)
• “Knowing How to Prevent Falls Leads to More Active Life” (sponsored content, Sept. 3)
• “When Swallowing Becomes a Matter of Life and Death” (sponsored content)

In the Globe-Miami Times’ Summer 2017 print edition:

• “Jackfruit: You Won’t Believe It’s Not Meat” (feature)
• “The Worst Little Bugs in the Southwest” by Peter Bigfoot
• “Globe-Miami Community Concert Association Announces Its 2017/2018 Season”
• “The Great American Horse Race” (feature)

In the Globe-Miami Times’ Spring 2017 print edition:

• “Hobos in America” (feature)
• “Spring Farming at Reevis Mountain” (column)

For the Globe-Miami Times 2017 Outdoor Recreation Guide:

• “Roosevelt Lake”
• “Payson and North Gila County”
• “Tonto Basin”
• “Hayden/Winkelman”
• “San Carlos Apache Reservation”
• “Apache Stronghold”
• “Cobre Valley Country Club Golf Course”

The first chapter of Candace Rose Rardon’s Atlas of Connection (forthcoming) will include my vignette “Narong”

– 2016 –

In the Globe-Miami Times’ Fall 2016 print edition:

• “A Matter of Perspective: Michaele Cozzi: Three Decades As a Documentary Photographer” (feature)
• “Globe-Miami’s Antique Shops” (round-up)
• “Artist Patty Sjolin of Miami: From Concept Artist to Muralist” (feature)
• “Gary Vessels: Globe-Miami’s Cotton Man” (feature)
• “The Renaissance on Devereaux Street” (feature)

“Western Mugwort,” with Peter Bigfoot, in the Boyce Thompson Arboretum’s July newsletter (print only)

In We Are Healthcare, published by Globe-Miami Times, July 2016:

• “CVRMC Serves a Vital Role in the Regional Communities”
• “The Community Health Needs Assessment: Making People’s Lives Better”
• “Health Is Not a State of Mind” (sponsored content)
• “Haven Health of Globe: Changing Perceptions” (sponsored content)
• “Hospital Foundation Fulfills a Critical Role”
• “One Call: Globe-Miami’s Local Google”
• “Calendar of National Healthcare Recognition: 2016/2017”

In the Globe-Miami Times’ Spring 2016 print edition:

• “Grab a Shovel and Start Digging: Gardening in Globe-Miami” (feature)
• “Laying Down Ink: How Ray Webb and Neotat Are Changing the Tattoo Industry” (feature)
• “Examining the Building Blocks of Globe-Miami” (feature)

For the Globe-Miami Times’ online edition:

• “Globe Author Publishes Food Preservation Book” (Mar. 3)
• “Free Online Books from Gila County Libraries” (Feb. 29)
• “Taliesin Kicks Off a Four-Year Studio Project for Globe-Miami” (Jan. 22), reblogged by Local First Arizona (Feb. 1)
  
• “Downunder Horsemanship Teaches Respect” (Jan. 10)

In the Visitors Guide to Globe, Miami, Superior, published by Globe-Miami Times, February 2016:

• “Globe,” “Miami,” “Superior,” “The Grand Experiment,” “Globe’s Role in Arizona Statehood,” “100 Years of Mining History,” “Mining FAQ,” “Ranching,” “Railroad History,” “San Carlos Apache Reservation,” “Wild Cow Gallery,” “Local Attractions,” “Calendar of Events”
• Online landing page

In the Globe-Miami Times, Winter 2016 print edition:

• “Farm-to-Table at Reevis Mountain” (feature)
• “Online Dating” (feature)
• “Middle-School GUSD Robotics Team Gearing Up for 2016” (feature)
• “Lynda.com Training Videos”
• “Introducing Kurt Schmidt”

– 2015 –

“A Yurpee to Free My Soul” in Dark Mountain 8 (as Toze Weaver)

“Peter Bigfoot, Pioneering Urban Farmer” at Urban Farm U (guest post)

– 2011 –

“A Gift,” in New Ohio Review, Fall 2011 issue (available on Kindle only)