As an independent creative professional, I share a conundrum with many of my peers: How to lend my creative writing services to causes that I support in a way that's valuable to them and sustainable for me. I explored the subject ...
In late summer, on a chance visit to an antique store in Milford, Ohio, I spotted a stack of vintage recipe cards, with a tag that read, Recipe cards $3.95. How could I not? These vintage recipe cards are beautiful: 4-by-6 index ...
I happened to meet Mike and Leslie Dyas, owners of Sterling Cut Glass, at a memorable party last fall. That wine-infused conversation led to a terrific new collaboration. Since midsummer, I've been helping Leslie and her colleagues Linda Sacolick and ...
A recent article in our city newspaper encouraged parents who'd run out of summer activities to seize the opportunity to teach their kids to cook. Brilliant. Of course, it's easy for me to say, because I love to cook. Always have. But ...
One Friday in April—Friday the 13th, to be precise—graphic designer Jennifer Sukis did something a lot of creative people people would long to do: She took off in search of inspiration. Grabbed a notebook, packed some camping gear, said goodbye ...
If you're a creative entrepreneur like me, you know how difficult it is to open up space in your day/week/month for business tasks. Client projects take precedence, of course, and we get busy and pretty soon we lose sight of ...
Here's the thing: After one year in business as an independent journalist and copywriter focused on food, wellness and design, I had a revelation. Nobody knows what I do. Some of the people I know well didn't fully understand the ...