CONTENT PORTFOLIO
Creative Writing
This is a selection of my creative writing portfolio. It consists mainly of the things that tickle my fancy and are then explored and expressed in a deeper, more insight seeking voice along with one or two other examples of where creative writing spills over into general lifestyle content.
Answering the calling of cats
If I’d never lain down on the cleanly swept concrete pavers that afternoon, I would never have uncovered what cats, domestic and wild, have known for centuries. Namely that once the sun has retracted her searing sharp rays, there, where the earth, clay or in this case...
Can You Age Like The Woods?
How to age gracefully: A short story and poem delivered by nature My days return me to the forest, not as part of a stay-fit regime or a habit that must be upheld. But rather in the way that the ocean keeps drawing in her waters after every spill onto the...
The Art of Following Breadcrumbs
A magazine spread layout created for the Dutch Magazine Happinez. The layout, inspired by my own process of discovery, speaks to a more intuitive way of heeding the often over-looked compass signal’s of life.
How a wooden bristle brush cured a bad case of my dishwashing blues
The dishwasher had been broken for weeks. Unable to switch over from one cycle to the next, it required constant babysitting and manual intervention. A gear was broken. Me? I was broke. The dishes still came out only half washed, bits of food and undissolved oil...
A slacker’s quest for balance in a wobbly world
Nothing in life is certain. Not your family, not your career, not your friends, not your understanding of home. As nature intended it, we are all constantly evolving — our biggest pain often springing from our very desperate and firm grasp on expectation and...
Burn – after reading
I spent 10 days in Afrika Burn in 2017. This is my journey throughout those days captured in a collection of daily journal entires within a publication on Medium titled Burn, after reading. Prelude to a strange adventure Everyone says it will change you. They say...
Skin deeper – a short narrative essay on permanence
I’ve wanted a tattoo for as long as I can remember. But I wasn’t sure what exactly I wanted, I just knew I wanted it. Like little girls who grow up just wanting that perfect wedding day — they might not know why they want it so badly — but just that they do — a...
Inspirational snippets for a content mini series
While working at Yuppiechef.com, one clever marketing guru had the idea to turn the wonderful recipes created into downloadable desktop wallpapers. I always enjoyed writing the introductory snippets for this series as a light and fun way to connect with our community...
