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Technical documents

Open Diary users manual
Client: OpenDiary

Database and mail merge instructions for Word 2003
Client: The Centre for Child Development

How to play Chess – A beginner’s manual

Microsoft Word manual

Public relations and marketing

Press release for Tata Motors

Communications plan for Yahoo

Employee newsletter article for product launch

Backgrounder for media kit

Q and A for media kit

Article in campus newspaper for flu shot campaign

Design

Adobe Indesign: Press release with branded letterhead

Adobe Indesign: Company newsletter (2-colour design)

Adobe Indesign: Gamer Zone (full-colour magazine)

Adobe Dreamweaver: Eportfolio for personal brand

Adobe Dreamweaver: Company intranet

Adobe Dreamweaver: blurb – multimedia review site

Adobe Illustrator: Invitation for portfolio show

Editing

Living Naturally tips of the day (syndicated from alive content)
Client: LivingNaturally

Substantive edit of article: Before and After

Syndicated alive content in newspaper
Client: Metro Canada

Research-based documents

Research report: Recommendations for grant proposal strategies
Client: The Senior Services Society

Empirical research report: Measuring attractiveness in accomplished men

Articles

No rest for the dead…battery (alive magazine, November 2011):
print version
web version

Going all the way (alive magazine, March 2011):
print version
web version

Cell tower invasion (alive magazine, October 2010):
print version
web version

Avoiding cold and flu germs (alive magazine, February 2010):
print version
web version

Baby’s nontoxic nursery (blush magazine, 2nd Ed.):
print version
web version

Lawn warfare (alive magazine, September 2009):
print version
web version

Get in the habit (alive magazine, August 2009):
print version
web version

In it for the money (alive magazine, July 2009):
print version
web version

Selenium and cancer (alive magazine, April 2009)

The eco dilemma (alive magazine, March 2009):
print version
web version

Article shorts – Cleaning our lakes & When TVs die (alive magazine, 2009)

Cheap winter thrills (alive magazine, Dec 2008):
print version
web version

Goodbye treadmill, hello waves (alive magazine, Nov 2008):
print version
web version

Lost lands, lost minds / Cabin contamination (alive magazine, Nov 2008)

Laughter yoga (alive magazine, Oct 2008)

Forget the puffs, flakes, and nuggets (alive magazine, Sept 2008)

Think outside the [blue] box (alive magazine, August 2008):
print version
web version

Point of no return / Toxic playtime? (alive magazine, July 2008)

Man enough to moisturize (alive magazine, June 2008):
print version
web version

Take a deep breath (alive magazine, May 2008):
print version
web version

Age of the mosquito? (alive magazine, May 2008)

Unsung heroes (alive magazine, April 2008):
print version
web version

The breathing wall (alive magazine, March 2008)

Death of a predator (alive magazine, Feb 2008):
print version
web version

Sea buckthorn (alive magazine, Jan 2008):
print version
web version

Chocolate or mockolate? (alive magazine, Jan 2008)

Guilt-free eco-gifts (alive magazine, Dec 2007)

The organic minefield (alive magazine, Nov 2007):
print version

Get ripped…by ripping out weeds (alive magazine, Sept 2007)

Bailing on books (The Other Press, Issue 16, Volume 33, Feb 2007)

Unlearning racism (Think Equity, Issue 2, Volume 2, Winter/Spring 2006)

Ten best foods for your liver (alive.com web exclusive)

The Vancouver Sun Run (alive.com web exclusive)

Bridging worlds
Interview with Rev. Craig Vance

Writer, editor, web guy
Interview with Derek Miller

Romancing the word

Creative writing

The reluctant teacher (Pearls, 2008)

The Bulawayo sharks

The gatekeeper

I hate Santa

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