Portfolio/Selected Works/History and experience
Blogs
Journalism
creative stories/fiction
http://toastpop.com/ - This is a link to my features on the first blog I worked with starting in 2011. Much of the content offers reviews and information intended for the young adult (or "millenial") demographic. A fellow college classmate started the blog and I joined on an invitation and later promoted to co-editor after several months of faithful involvement.
My specific content areas included:
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travel features
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reviews on entertainment, products, and technology
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poetry/creative content
The site was rebranded in early 2020 and I took initiative to revise and update much of the outdated or affected content.
https://issuu.com/wvsuyellowjacket - This is a link to The Yellow Jacket, the student-led publication for West Virginia State University. I contributed as a lifestyle and entertainment columnist between September 2014 to November 2014. My content focused on lifestyle tips for college students.
https://wvexplorer.com/-This is a link to an online magazine to which I started contributing in the spring of 2017. The purpose of the magazine is to promote general and tourism-based interest in West Virginia. My content focuses on journalistic-style pieces covering the preservation of state history.
Vocal.media- the platform started a fiction section in 2021. These are some stories I've published under that genre:
"Grounded on Christmas"
A short story inspired by Charlie Brown Christmas
"The Living Library Business Meeting"
A fantasy-based story of literature coming to life (one of my favorite works to date, btw)
"Accidentally Famous"
A chick-lit/rom-com of mistaken identity
"A Terribly Cheesy Love Story"
The name says it all...
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Kindle Vella- a Kindle-based outlet for serialized stories
My Kindle Vella stories (available until Feb. 2025):
"A World Without Heroes"
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Reedsy- Click on widget below to access the stories I've submitted to Reedsy contests.
Vocal.media profile- This is a link to my profile on a writing network where I get compensated for my submissions. I joined in June 2018, and publish a variety of material here.
