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The Search for Structure

Wednesday, 8 April 2009 5:54 P GMT
Sometimes, this weird schedule I now have since striking out on my own makes things tough. Case and point: yesterday, I was working on a surprise project with a tight deadline, and had to reschedule a phone interview for an article. No
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Blue Canyon Chefs Present

Thursday, 12 March 2009 3:49 A GMT
When I walked around the corner into a semi-private seating area and saw a long table with rows of wine glasses and stacks of plates, I thought, aw, yeah. This is gonna be good.One of the highlights of the Glacier Country Press Trip to Montana was th

Writer in the Storm

Tuesday, 3 February 2009 11:23 P GMT
The snow is coming down relatively hard outside. A friend said earlier it was just 'the pretty kind of snow' today, a not the white-knuckling, car-crushing, wet kind that causes havoc across New England. But I don't know ... it looks
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Ze Story on France? She is Up on ze Internets, oui!

Tuesday, 29 July 2008 3:10 A GMT
My latest travel story is up at GoNomad -- taking a peek into the culinary world of Lyon, France. I took the trip in April, as both of some of my faithful readers might remember, and it was a four-day chow-fest. I suppose 'culinary journey' o

Truck on Down to Truckee

Saturday, 19 April 2008 11:29 P GMT
According to Liz and Christian, a couple I met at the Cedar House Hotel who frequent the Tahoe area, Truckee, Calif. used to be of the one-horse variety with little more than a general store and a train station.However, the town is experiencing a Ren

Retail Therapy Thursday: Don't Forget to Breathe, in and out

Saturday, 19 April 2008 2:48 A GMT
More people travel globally today than ever before, and that means a greater number of people are also getting acquainted with one of air-travel’s most formidable foes – illnesses caused by poor air quality in airplane cabins.  The F

Le Marche

Monday, 14 April 2008 11:36 P GMT
It was 8:30 in the morning and I was standing in an overflow of people, sounds, smells, and sights -- everything from beautiful bouquets of daisies to ox tongues.The Lyon public market is open Tuesday through Sunday, its largest day being the latter,

Biston-clac,biston-clac

Saturday, 12 April 2008 9:23 P GMT
I climbed 342 steps today.And stumbled down just as many.That's how many stone steps it takes to get to the top of the Fourviere Basilica, an historic place of worship that was once a Roman forum in Lyon, France.I met up with a fellow journalist,
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Chocolate Sauce and Capitalism all in a day's work

Sunday, 27 January 2008 12:06 A GMT
Some of the products made at a nonprofit food development center, which provides assistance and production space for farmers and  small-scale 'food entrepreneurs.' I'm working on a story about one of these places (there are only abou

"I mean, that's a storybook, man."

Wednesday, 26 December 2007 11:46 P GMT
'Off the Record?' is something I hear more than you'd expect. It's not an every-once-in-a-while occurrence in a journalist's life like some people think. I've actually had people say 'Off the Record?' to me before rela

Young Hearts Run Free in a Changing Tahoe

Thursday, 13 December 2007 5:51 A GMT
My latest travel article is featured on GoNomad.com today. Check it outThe Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee, Calif.

Tahoe Ski Resort Article

Sunday, 30 September 2007 5:30 A GMT
I just posted an article looking at a few of Lake Tahoe's ski resorts at Helium.com, and it's also being perused now by TheSociety.com for publication. Take a read and you could very seriously improve my chances. Thanks!

Review Featured on Helium

Saturday, 29 September 2007 5:31 A GMT
My album review of Amy Winehouse's Back to Black is featured today on Helium's homepage. Check it out!!

Travel Column Doing Well

Sunday, 9 September 2007 5:35 A GMT
 My new travel column PuddleJump Travel Stories just earned me a very nice email from the editor of The Rainbow Times, which publishes it.Nicole Lashomb, editor and co-owner of TRT, an LGBT publication that is printed and published online, said

Jax Packs

Tuesday, 21 August 2007 5:56 A GMT
One of the greatest lessons I've learned since becoming a travel writer has been the art of packing. One rail trip across Europe with an overloaded bag taught me that less is more, and that when friends ask to please-bring-a-bottle-of-French-wine

New Travel Article in the Rainbow Times

Monday, 6 August 2007 5:58 A GMT
  Check out my latest travel article at The Rainbow Times , taking a look at Cork, Ireland. The link is to the online version; print subscriptions are also available through the TRT Web site .  
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Many Miles Away

Tuesday, 31 July 2007 1:34 A GMT
 Photo courtesy of www.smh.com.auSeeing The Police live at Fenway Park was, in all seriousness, one of the highlights of my life so far. Unlike my sister, brother, fiance, and a slew of friends, I did not get to see the famous 1983 Synchronicity

A Writer's Weekend on the Cape

Thursday, 19 July 2007 9:53 P GMT
If ever possible, I highly recommend the experience of borrowing or trading houses when taking a small vacation.It affords the comforts of home with the added bonus that - well - it's not. It's also much cheaper than a hotel or a B&B
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Angelhair Pancakes at Judie's of Amherst

Wednesday, 28 February 2007 12:28 A GMT
I recently wrote a piece on Judie's, the Amherst, Mass. institution and home of Judie's popovers. A study in business-as-run-by-Creatives at its best, Judies has a number of other signature items such as apple butter and 'double-wine,

JK Rowling's Billion Dollar Cardboard Box (and other useful organization tips)

Monday, 5 February 2007 1:51 P GMT
Part of the Bash.org messy desk contest, blogged at ritilan.com I was reminded recently of an interview with Harry Potter scribe J.K. Rowling , who explained her system of organization was a pile of cardboard b
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My top five Halloween Haunts

Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:42 A GMT
A travel writer without a few favorite deathly destinations? Not I, said the Red Pen. (Only writers will get that joke.) Anyboo, here’s a list of my current favorite frights of fancy, in no particular order. 1. Scarecrows in

Hexmarks Following Me Around

Monday, 14 August 2006 5:01 P GMT
Learning little random factoids is an excellent JCF. Take, for instance, my trip to the Salem Cross Inn in West Brookfield, Mass., named as such for the hexmark on the front door handle (also known as a Salem Cross, placed on doors across New England

Gift Guide!

Wednesday, 7 December 2005 6:43 P GMT
Available for reprint - photo gift guide for all of your geeky shopping needs.www.writerjax.com
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Journalism's Cool Factor #2: Free Food

Wednesday, 12 October 2005 12:22 A GMT
After  shooting this massive antipasto for a story on holiday event planning,I got to take this platter plus a slew of homemade cookies back to the office with me. Journalism's Cool Factor #2: Free Food, and awesome food at that from The Federal (ww
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Journalism Cool Factor #1 - meeting niche celebrities

Monday, 5 September 2005 7:30 P GMT
The best thing about being a journalist is you get to learn little bits and pieces about a million different things within a given time period -- I call it becoming a dinner-table expert on a topic. You glean just enough information to be engaging an
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