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 "This morning I took out a comma, and this afternoon I put it back again." -Oscar Wilde

TOP: Garden pond at Lewis Gintner Botanical Gardens, Richmond, Virginia. BOTTOM: Katie Saginitso at sheep camp on the Navajo reservation where Quincy Tahoma grew up. Photos by Vera Marie Badertscher.

General articles below.
 Travel articles are listed on Where.

As a freelance writer, I create articles for a wide variety of magazines and newspapers, and content for websites, public relations communications and advertorials.

When I am not on the road, I write about shopping, real estate development, new homes, and museums. I enjoy exploring these subjects and interviewing people for profile articles for a variety of magazines including Tucson Home, Tucson Guide, Rolls Royce Owner’s Desk Diary and AAA Home & Away Hoosier.

In the unfinished business department, Kappa Delta sorority sister Charnell Havens and I have completed a biography of Navajo artist Quincy Tahoma. Stay tuned for publication information at Tahoma.info.

Lifestyle
 (Award-winning articles are in bold.)   

Recycled Rides, Tucson Guide. Community-driven BICAS celebrates all a bike can be. [Originally published Winter 2007 - 2008]

Branching Out, Arizona Living.  A how-to on genealogy.  Winner,  feature writing,  Arizona Press Women . [Originally published 1/2004]

Shoes and the City, Tucson Guide. Shopping for high class shoes. [Originally published 12/2004]

Nature

Beautiful Monster, Arizona Highways. An essay on meeting a Gila monster in my backyard. [Originally published 1/2003]

Cool Cats, Phoenix Magazine. A young ocelot at the Phoenix Zoo. [Originally published 6/2003]

Shelter

Your Footprint in the City (PDF), Rolls Royce Owner's Club Desk Diary. Urban fractionals - shared ownership in luxury properties. [Originally published 1/2008]

Street Scene Development Creates Two Distinctive Communities (PDF), Tucson Home Magazine. Building community - Bungalows at Sky Ranch and the Mercado District of Menlo Park. One article in a series on Tucson developers.

In the Neighborhood, Tucson Guide. Horse-friendly neighborhoods in Tucson. [Originally published 12/2003]

Profiles

Timepiece of the Centuries, Arizona Highways. A profile of sundial artist John Carmichael. [Originally published 2/2000]


 
 

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