Below are samples of my writing from Bucknell Magazine (freelance 2007-2011) and from Emory Magazine, which I edited from 1980-2006.
“Conscience and Consequence:
The current occupation of Iraq is the most prolonged American military engagement abroad since the Vietnam War, and its consequences have prompted a national debate of an intensity unknown since that divisive era. On college and university campuses, one aspect of that conversation focuses on the role and value of scholar-soldiers, among them those, like Paul Judge ’97, commissioned annually by Bucknell’s ROTC program. [link] Bucknell Magazine “Helping Hands”
Brief alumni profiles for Bucknell Magazine: • AMANDA SIDMAN ’08 A staff position at "Gatecrasher," the New York Daily News' celebrity gossip column, is the kind of fairytale gig that often provides the glamorous setting for a trendy sitcom. Think of Ugly Betty's Mode Magazine. It's a dream job for many an aspiring young journalist. . . . Not Amanda Sidman '08. [link] Bucknell Magazine • ELLEN LEONARD PARLEE ’80 Perhaps the greatest thing that erstwhile engineer Ellen Leonard Parlee '80 has grown on her Massachusetts farm is a family tree. "Being your own boss is an empowering feeling," says Parlee, who weaned herself off a career as a civil engineer in 2004. "But the best thing is having an occupation that involves my family. It's been an invaluable gift." [link] Bucknell Magazine “Got bluemilk?” Emory alumni and students are at the heart of a publication that is both observing and transforming the arts community in Atlanta. [link] Emory Magazine “Making Sense of the World”
“Your Basic American Hero” Alumnus Sonny Carter—athlete, physician, fighter pilot, astronaut—has the right stuff. [Opens as a PDF] “An Artist in the Rigging” Like Herman Melville, William B. Dillingham values work as an expression of self. [Opens as a PDF] Peruse the online archives of Emory Magazine I was the editor of Emory Magazine for twenty-six years, from 1980 to 2006. To view a large part of the corpus of my work, click the link to go to the Emory Magazine archives. I was responsible for all magazines within the archives prior to 2006. [link]
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Mark Kampert is one of an ever-growing number of Bucknell alumni who have chosen to volunteer with the 47-year-old service organization established by President John F. Kennedy to promote understanding between Americans and citizens of the world. This year, Bucknell moved up 15 spots to place sixth on the list of the top 25 small colleges and universities producing Peace Corps volunteers. [
A Blessing on the Moon is an allegory for the experiences of European Jews during the Holocaust, and its creation was a deeply personal odyssey for professor of English Joseph Skibell, who lost at least eighteen relatives in the Holocaust and who patterned and named the character Chaim Skibelski after his own great-grandfather. One of two faculty features celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Emory University Creative Writing Program, “We Teach Possibilities.” [