Nobody's going to read your solution to the apocalypse if you don't pull them in.

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I’ve been writing professionally since 1995. Although I was the "Outstanding Graduating Senior" of my journalism class in 1989, my career almost didn't happen. Interning at Los Angeles Daily News, I was profoundly impacted by a Desk Editor who espoused the values of neutrality in journalism. (Can you imagine?) Because I had strong opinions about almost everything, this seemed untenable. I quit writing for newspapers upon graduation. I started bathing dogs. Professionally. Nobody who paid for my education saw that coming. 

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Fortunately, my strong opinions about dogs landed me a job writing for an animal shelter. Turns out, a well-written strong opinion raises money. Thus launched a writing career that has given me opportunities to research and write about higher education, climate change, women's health, hospice care, justice, art, Norwegian culture, tax-advantageous philanthropy, conservation cemeteries, ethical food systems and homeless animals. I write to simplify complex issues and get folks' mirror neurons firing.  When it happens, readers are statistically more likely to engage. 

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Some of my best essays aren't available online, so please ask if you'd like to see more.

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