Selected Writing

Essays

Change Is The Only Constant The Santa Barbara Independent

Walks With Dad Mountain Gazette

Shelter Dogs Are the Hiking Buddies We All Need Right Now Backpacker Magazine

My parents turned a 500-square-foot shed on their property into a tiny home Business Insider

My partner and I give each other ‘jobs’ when we travel. It makes our trips easier and more fun, Business Insider

Profiles

Wallace Piatt Works His Ass Off And Doesn’t Quit Montecito Journal Magazine

Slay Them With Frogs The Riv

Every Piece Has a Story The Santa Barbara Independent

Alex Cuba Embraces His Original Sound The Santa Barbara Independent

Meaningful Connections Behind the Lens The Santa Barbara Independent

How to Heal Yourself With House Music, According to Lincoln Jesser Palm Springs Life Magazine

Travel

8 Great Hikes in Santa Barbara County for your next weekend getaway Los Angeles Times

Santa Barbara Hikes A Local Can’t get Enough Of Backpacker Magazine

Classic California Road Trip Backper Magazine

In-Flight Entertainment Montecito Journal Magazine

Montecito Is Ready for its Glowup Montecito Journal Magazine

Clark’s Oyster Bar Is Fresh The Montecito Journal

Bar Lou Brings French-Mediterranean Fare to CVR The Montecito Journal

Splendor of the Grass The Montecito Journal

Spirited Away: Where the locals go to sip something special, Palm Springs Life Magazine

What’s New at The Post in Montecito The Montecito Journal

Special Features

The Art of Home & Garden, Fall 2025 Edition, The Santa Barbara Independent

Our 2025 Active Aging Guide, The Santa Barbara Independent

Best Of 2025, The Santa Barbara Independent

Reporting

Hockey for Life The Santa Barbara Independent

Up to Its Neck in Mud, Cow Survives a Memorable Ranch Rescue  The Santa Barbara Independent

Biltmore Faces the MBAR with Its Future Unknown The Montecito Journal

Santa Barbara Holds Emergency Town Hall Meeting The Montecito Journal

The Battle of Battistone: Property for Sale Threatens Seniors’ Housing The Montecito Journal

Pipelines & Supes’ Salaries: Community and Organizations Flock to BOS Meeting The Montecito Journal

Sound Be Well

Reviews

Music Review | The Rolling Stones Refuse To Stop The Santa Barbara Independent

Review | Goose at the Santa Barbara Bowl The Santa Barbara Independent

Review | Queentide at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club The Santa Barbara Independent

‘The Soil Will Save Us’ | Special Screening of ‘Common Ground’ Documentary about Regenerative Farming  The Santa Barbara Independent

The Moth Brings Live Storytelling to Santa Barbara The Santa Barbara Independent

Coachella Week One Brings Impressive Performances, Avant-Garde Fashion, and Exhaustion The Santa Barbara Independent