What was your first job as a journalist?
After I moved to a small town in Alaska I dropped my fear, found my creative voice, and began putting curiosity to paper.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes!
What does it mean to be a journalist?
In warming climes, times of shifting sands call for ultimate seekers of truth. For free speech from the heart about what it means to be human
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop, notebook, time in nature.
Who do you wish followed you?
Vandana Shiva and Michael Pollan
Why did you become a journalist?
To speak truth to power.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I wrote a a story about my first encounter with an Alaskan brown bear for a magazine whose tagline is In Defense of Wild Animals.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Follow your curiosity and seek the truth.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's your favorite drink?
Melted glacier water
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
My writing tends towards the spiritual and speculative, yet my foundation is scientific.
