A portfolio of my freelance work can be found here, but you can scroll here for some representative pieces.
Two-Wheel Tours: Motorcycle Rides in Arkansas
Everyone knows we are surrounded by natural beauty in Arkansas. Our landscapes range from wide open Delta to rugged mountain ranges and everything in between. For that reason, and thanks to a lot of folks who work in tourism, Arkansas has made it onto a number of lists of places to visit to ride bicycles. But some folks prefer their riding to involve significantly less sweat and significantly more speed. And Arkansas has them covered as well.
Heart Disease: The No. 1 Killer of Women
The number of Americans living with cardiovascular disease has decreased in this country since the late 1960s; however, heart attacks and strokes still kill 1 in 3 women in the United States every year.
Steak Done Well – Mister B’s in Rogers
Bruce Barnes has worked in northwest Arkansas kitchens for 35 years, including a 10-year stint as the owner of Herman’s Steakhouse in Fayetteville. For 34 of those years, his wife, P.J., has worked beside him. Together, they and their staff create a dining experience at Mister B’s Steakhouse in Rogers that rivals other fine steakhouses in the area, though you may not have heard of it.
Who You Gonna Call: Arkansas Amateur Radio
We all know, on some level, that if something serious happened to the local cell phone towers or the satellites communicating with them, it would be almost impossible to connect with others in case of an emergency. But there are amateur radio operators across Arkansas and beyond who are ready to step in when our “modern” forms of communication become unreliable.
Wholehearted Success: The Story of My Brother’s Salsa
For decades, ketchup was the number one condiment on store shelves. But in 1991, that all changed. There was a new jefe, or boss, in town, and its name was salsa. A decade later, Helen Lampkin was a homemaker in central Arkansas who was being encouraged by her family to sell her homemade salsa that was a variation of a family recipe. Since her oldest brother passed along his recipe to her in the late 1970s, Lampkin had been tweaking it in her kitchen, and giving jars of the stuff as gifts to family and friends. “That first recipe really was from my brother,” Lampkin says with a smile. “My whole family loves to cook, loves to share food, [and] gather around the table. As I gave away jars, I would say, ‘Try my brother’s salsa.'”
Top 7 Places to Meditate in Arkansas
It really isn’t hard to find a place to chill out in Arkansas. With the abundance of lakes and rivers, beautiful views from mountaintops and back-country trails, we don’t have to travel far to find some time to commune with nature and do a little “forest bathing”. (That’s a real thing, look it up!!) But some places are better than others for getting quiet, so we’ve put together a little list of places that make meditating easier.
Arkansas: The Perfect Backdrop and Setting
Arkansas is a place of diverse landscapes, communities and people. Those are great assets for filmmakers looking for movie locations, and the list of films made in Arkansas gets longer each year. But there is more to film making in Arkansas than crews coming in from Hollywood and leaving when filming wraps up. As interest in arts-based tourism increases, film festivals have expanded how arts organizations and educational institutions give the public access to films produced around the world and close to home.
Kyle Kellams: A Story Well-Told
For many of us, the collection and preservation of the stories of our home state is important and appreciated, but for Kyle Kellams, it’s a passion. August marks the twenty-fifth year Kyle has been with KUAF 91.3, the local National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate located in Fayetteville and serving Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. His journey to his current position as the station’s News Director and lead producer for the daily show, Ozarks at Large, is dotted with fortunate circumstances, smart choices, and a self-proclaimed genetic tendency to be doing exactly what he’s doing.
Fort Smith: A Mix of Old and New
To say that Fort Smith is undergoing a renaissance is an understatement. It has long been a popular destination for people who love the lore of the Old West, but new amenities now provide alternatives for visitors who aren’t interested in cowboy boots and Wranglers. Thus, it didn’t take us very long to fill our itinerary during a recent visit.
Northwest Arkansas Hunter Jumper Association – Riding to Win
When Misty, Vicky and Julie Morgan moved to Northwest Arkansas from Texas in the late 1970s, they were disappointed to find that the sport they were so involved with in Texas, the hunter/jumper discipline of horsemanship, was not common in their new home. But for these sisters, that was just a temporary challenge.