As an experienced freelance writer, I write often on other topics, too.
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Aging and Baby Boomers
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 Not Home Alone
TIME Magazine
Seniors are Signing up For Semi-Communal Enclaves, With Separate Homes But a Supportive Community read more >> |
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 The Art of His Life
TIME Magazine
Sol Levenson is still painting--and thriving--at 95 read more >> |
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 Rock On, Grandpa!
TIME Magazine
Play pinocle or mahjahn in your golden years? Bah! Meet folks in their 70s, 80s, and 90s who sing rock 'n roll and tour Europe. read more >> |
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 How To Become A Teacher
whatsnext.com
What about a new or second career? Here’s your A-Z guide. read more >> |
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 Dorms Beyond the Norm
AARP The Magazine
Talk about an intergenerational experience! College students and seniors living together on campus. read more >> |
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 Fast-Track Flirting
AARP The Magazine
The clock is ticking; is this romance clicking? read more >> |
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 The Passion Potion
AARP The Magazine
Want to be a chick magnet or a love stud? It may be as easy as mixing an odorless liquid originally made from the sweaty armpits of college women with your favorite perfume or aftershave lotion. read more >> |
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 Embracing Technology
AARP The Magazine
A Call to Arms. Interactive pillows that lets Grandma and the grandkids have pseudohugs from afar. read more >> |
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Health and Medicine
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 Laughter Yoga to Improve Health? It’s No Joke
AARP Bulletin Today
We’re not kidding! Laughter therapy works. read more >> |
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 Meet Donald Berwick
Civic Ventures
Using political campaign techniques, Dr. Donald Berwick saves lives in the healthcare industry. read more >> |
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 The Hope Coach
Thrive Magazine (Custom Publication for Hospital)
A new breed of patient advocates called cancer navigators read more >> |
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 A Family Affair
Women & Cancer Magazine (Custom Publication for Hospital)
How a cancer diagnosis affects more than the patient read more >> |
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 Deep Heat
Tufts Medicine Magazine
Profile of an eminent burn surgeon read more >> |
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 The Big Score
AARP The Magazine
Even with X-ray vision, a retired radiologist who doesn’t read music and has no formal training could not have foreseen his future: writing a symphony performed by a renowned orchestra that critics say evokes Mahler. read more >> |
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Work
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 Custody Lost
Working Mother
Divorced working moms face tough challenges when they seek custody read more >> |
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 Clothes Encounter
AARP.org
Dressing for success in the business world read more >> |
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 Earn Extra Money—Fast!
AARP The Magazine
Ten fun ways to boost your bank account read more >> |
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 Same Time, Same Place
Jugglezine
Why we still meet in person—and when we don’t need to read more >> |
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 Loneliness 2.0
Jugglezine
A telecommuter's guide to being connected and content read more >> |
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 Your Meal Ticket to Success: Dishing on Proper Business Etiquette
Jugglezine
Soup slurpers, beware! More than half of all business deals are clinched over food, so it’s no wonder that business etiquette classes are booming. read more >> |
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 Governor Mom
Ladies' Home Journal
Five weeks after Jane Swift took the top office in Massachusetts, she gave birth to twin girls. And, sure enough, her very public motherhood has become a hot issue. read more >> |
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 The Best Jobs for Families
Ladies' Home Journal
A surprising number of firms are paying more than lip service to harried employees trying to balance work and family. Does your company measure up? read more >> |
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 Way to Go: Getting What You Want Through Negotiation
Jugglezine
Every day you find yourself having to negotiate, whether it is about what movie to see with your spouse, how to balance work and family, or how to convince your boss to give you a raise. Check out these smart strategies. read more >> |
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Education
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 How to Get Into College Annual Guide: “When A is for Anybody”
Kaplan Newsweek
Are all college students above average? Grade inflation is a big problem in American academe—unless you’re someone getting those A’s. read more >> |
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 Educational Resources: Your Guide to the 21st Century Classroom
Mediaplanet in USA Today
Getting schooled in interactive whiteboards, digital textbooks, and Race to the Top funding. read more >> |
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 Could It Be, a Start-Up College?
Newsweek
With deep pockets and an innovative curriculum, a new engineering school is attracting the best and brightest read more >> |
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 Jefferson's Children
The New York Times Book Review
Bard President Leon Botstein creates his own map of educational reform, proposing that youngsters start school at age 4 and receive high school diplomas when they’re 15 or 16. read more >> |
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Family/Pets
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The Great Man
AARP.org
Aarp.org book review
Sexed up septuagenarians and three women in love with a dead guy read more >> |
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 Doing What’s Right
PARADE
How I Try to Help write Inspirational profiles that will get cynics rolling their eyeballs read more >> |
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 Till Sleep Do Us Part
AARP The Magazine
A snoring room could save your marriage read more >> |
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 The Dog Swap
Ladies’ Home Journal
How I share my handsome hound with a friend read more >> |
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 It's A Dog's Life
Family Circle
My dog has no Burberry coat, designer toys, personal trainer, gourmet treats or breath mints like her other furry friends on the block. Am I a lousy master? read more >> |
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 Old Colonial Takes On Life Of Its Own
The Boston Globe
A 90 year-old man I’ve never met rings my doorbell, points to my daughter’s bedroom, and remarks, “That’s where my wife and I made love!” Former owners go on a tour. read more >> |
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 Time Out
Jugglezine
Seems that having a baby is not a good enough excuse to be absent from one judge’s courtroom. read more >> |
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