Published Articles
Since 1995, I have had more than 120 articles published, mostly about people, peace, social justice, environment, and outdoor adventures. The following are recently published, in reverse chronological order. Earlier articles will be added.
Read my first article, "Lady Michigan," published in Michigan Out-of-Doors magazine, September 1995.
Read my first article, "Lady Michigan," published in Michigan Out-of-Doors magazine, September 1995.
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Southwest Michigan Wellness Directory, 2011-12. Health and Fitness Guide for Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, and all of Southwest Michigan.
Read articles: "Oneness: Earth, People, Spirit" (feature, page 2), "For Beautiful, Healthy Skin, Take Care of Your Body - Inside and Out" (page 33), "Thyroid: The Body's Balance Regulator" (page 36). |
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Encore magazine, Summer 2011. "India's Magnetic Mystique" reveals the amazing contrasts of India, based on my two weeks in New Delhi and two weeks in the Himalayas.
Read article (scroll to page 18). Category: travel |
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Encore magazine, April 2011. "A Glorious
Sound Among Friends" shows how the Kalamazoo Male Chorus, throughout its 80-year history, has created camaraderie among men singers of various ages. Read article (scroll to page 20). Category: people |
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Encore magazine, April 2011. "Seeking Out the Stones" documents the creative path of artist Sniedze Rungis, including her photo journey to her Latvian roots and her exhibit at the Latvian embassy in Washington, D.C.
Read article (scroll to page 38). Category: people |
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Encore magazine, April 2011. "Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, Moscow" is a trip through celebrations, cathedrals, and culture in three of Russia's most renowned cities.
Read article (scroll to page 40). Schedule my presentation on reconstruction of Russian churches: "Rebuilding Religious Russia" Category: people, adventure |
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Encore magazine, March 2011. "Providing Helping Hands" relates the eye-opening experience of ten teens from low-income families in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, who worked for three weeks with impoverished youth in Kroo Bay, Sierra Leone, Africa. Project sponsored by Urban Youth for Africa.
Read article (scroll to page 12). Category: people |
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Encore magazine, March 2011. "A Spontaneous Stop in Germany" describes hospitality in Hamburg and historical highlights in Berlin, including the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Holocaust Memorial), pictured right.
Read article (scroll to page 18). Schedule my presentation: "How Could So Many Murder So Many?" Category: people, adventure |
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Encore magazine, February 2011. "A Race in Tall Ships" captures the thrill of racing aboard a three-masted barquentine in the company of young Bulgarian cadets and sharing the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea with some of the world's greatest tall ships.
Read article (scroll to page 14). Read Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta story on this web site. Category: people, adventure |
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Encore magazine, January 2011. "A Traveler's Journey: Spain," tells of adventures in Malaga and Barcelona, of connections with a very helpful stranger, a long-time friend, history, culture, religion, and out-going, vibrant people in two beautiful cities.
Read article (scroll to page 40). Read the Malaga and Barcelona story on this web site. Category: people, adventure |
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Encore magazine, December 2010. "A Traveler's Journey: Barbados and the Atlantic," is a story of meeting native Barbadians on that Caribbean island and a host of international travelers aboard tall ship Royal Clipper. The conversations in both locales were of politics, history, economics, education, health care, culture, and customs.
Read article (scroll to page 22). Read the Barbados story on this web site. Read the Royal Clipper story on this web site. Category: people, adventure |
 Royal Clipper.
439 feet long. 54 feet wide. 5,000 tons. 42 sails. Carries 200+ passengers. Sails Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Atlantic. |
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Russian Life magazine, Sept/Oct 2010. "Pushkin Turns 300," is an account of the 300th anniversary celebration in Pushkin, Russia, 27 June 2010.
Read article. Category: people, history |
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