"A journalist's ... spiritual role is to deepen and spiritualize humanity's perception of itself, making it easier for everyone to learn the truth others provide."
- from The Tenth Insight, by James Redfield
Books
 | I contributed two pieces to the book, The Ultimate Bird Lover, published in February, 2010. (HCI Publishing, ISBN-10: 0757314384) |
| I contributed two pieces to the book, More of Canada's Best Canoe Routes, edited by Alister Thomas, published in March, 2003. (Boston Mills Press, ISBN 1-55046-390 - X) |
Consumer & Trade Publications
Since I began working as a freelance writer in 1999, my work has appeared in the following consumer and trade publications and online magazines:
| After 6 |
| Animal Wellness |
| Airlines (Westjet inflight) |
| ATA World (the magazine of the American Taekwondo Association) |
| Australian Birdkeeper |
| Avenue |
| Bar & Beverage |
| B.C. Bookworld |
| Bent: The 2001 North American Demolition Derby Championships Magazine |
| Birds USA |
| BirdTalk |
| Bird Times |
| Business in Calgary |
| Calgary magazine |
| Calgary Gallery Guide |
| Calgary Herald |
| Calgary Outdoors |
| Canadian Pizza Magazine |
| Canadian Wildlife |
| Canoe & Kayak |
| Canoe Journal |
| Canoe Roots |
| Chilliwack Times |
| Cloverdale Reporter |
| Coast |
| Companion Parrot Quarterly |
| Conservator |
| C-Store Magazine |
| Delta Optimist |
| e-business in Calgary |
| EcoFlorida |
| Examiner.com |
| Family Camping: the magazine for active family campers |
| Fast Forward Weekly |
| Flavours |
| Galleries West |
| Georgia Straight |
| Gripped, Canada's Climbing Magazine |
| Harmony Airways Inflight Magazine |
| The Hauler / Oilfield Hauler |
| Kamloops This Week |
| Langley Advance |
| Mountain Life |
| Nature Canada |
| Northwest Travel |
| Nunavut Now |
| Oasis (Hong Kong Airlines inflight) |
| Odyssey |
| Our Alberta |
| Paddler |
| Parks & Recreation Canada |
| ParrotChronicles.com |
| Parrots |
| Pet Commerce |
| Pet Lovers Digest |
| Pet Pages |
| Pets Quarterly |
| Pro Contractor: The magazine for contracting professionals |
| Reptiles |
| Roughneck Buy & Sell |
| Ski Canada's Outdoor Guide |
| SkyWest |
| Surrey Now |
| Synchronicity |
| TravelWorldMagazine.com |
| TravelingTales.com |
| TravelWritersTales.com |
| Trazzler.com |
| 24 Hours |
| Vancouver Courier |
| Visitor's Choice |
| Western Grocer |
| Western Hotelier |
| Western Restaurant News |
| Westworld |
| Where Calgary |
| Wildlands Advocate |
| Wildlife Conservation |
My work has appeared in the following newsletters and journals:
| African Ark (African Parrot Society) |
| Cal Alive! (California Institute for Biodiversity) |
| Calgary Psittascene (Calgary Parrot Club) |
| Green Notes (CPAWS Calgary) |
| Newsbeak (West L.A. Bird Club) |
| PICA (Calgary Field Naturalists' Society) |
| Squawk Box (Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary) |
| Voice of the Friends (Friends of Fish Creek) |
To read some of my work on the web as part of the publications' online versions, click on the covers below (these versions are the same as the hard-copy versions published in the magazines; these links will take you off-site):
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Some samples of travel destination articles published through online travel sites:
| Size matters for Malaysia's monkeys (from Examiner.com travel section) |
| Paddling among the gators and birds on the Econ River (from Travelwriterstales.com) |
| Roughing it in style, on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast (from trazzler.com) |
| Desert Retreat offers R'n'R without all the usual spa glitter (from TravelingTales.com) |
You can also read samples of my articles without leaving this website:
Profile Features
| Becky Mason: Continuing her family's canoeing tradition (profile, from Paddler Magazine) |
| Bruce Kirkby: Calgary adventurer never tires of seeking new quests (profile from Coast Magazine) |
Conservation
| Destination Africa: Bringing rainforests & savanahs to Alberta (feature from Wildlife Conservation magazine) |
| Living in Harmony (feature from Mountain Life Magazine) |
Travel Destinations
| Grey Owl's Canada (from Canoe & Kayak Magazine) |
| Visiting Alberta's Birds of Prey Centre (from Where Calgary Magazine) |
Food
| Romy Prasad: Creating simple, yet tasty dishes (chef profile) |
| Vancouver: Canada's Coffee Capital (article about West coast coffee lifestyle) |
| Chow Down at the Calgary Stampede (article about food trends at Alberta's biggest annual fair) |
| Mile High Pie at the Blackfoot (restaurant profile) |
| Alberta Beef, Move Over! (article about homegrown food trend) |
| Going Organic a Growing Concern in Alberta (article about the organic food business) |
| Classic Caesars Still Conquer Barroom Thirst (article about Bloody Caesars) |
New Age/Spiritual/Alt. Health
| Shakti Gawain: the journey never ends (profile of spiritual teacher/author) |
| Lama's dream brings light to others (profile of spiritual leader) |
| Capoeira enriches cultures and individuals (feature on spiritual practice) |
| Bodywork with a real ART to it (alternative health) |
Here are some PDF versions of some of my published works.
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Wildlife Conservation magazine, April 2006 |
Birds USA, January 2004
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Westworld, Alberta edition, April 2003 |
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Parrots magazine, July 2006 |
Flavours magazine, Fall 2005 |
Mountain Life, Fall 2002 |
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Canadian Wildlife, Fall 2006 |
Conservator, Fall 2006 |
Northwest Travel, Feb. 2007 |
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SkyWest, Nov.-Dec. 2006 |
ATA World, Fall 2007 |
Oasis, July-Aug. 2007 |
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24 Hours, Jan. 16, 2007 (Pg. 8) |
24 Hours, Mar. 18, 2008 (Pg. 10) |
24 Hours, July 22, 2008 (Pg. 13) |
Reptiles: Into the Wild, Oct. 2008 |
24 Hours, Feb. 17, 2009 (Pg. 10) |
Parrots magazine, July 2007 |
Want to read more of my ecotourism/wildlife stories online? Check out Journeys into Nature.
