? What I Wrote This Year

In February 2020, my friend Veronika and I made a pact: We'd start pitching regularly and work on our budding careers as writers.

It was also deep quarantimes. I was doing client work and found tons of excuses why not to pitch. It was hard. It took a lot of time. It was new, and scary. Needless to say, a year later, I'd seen very little progress.

But things did change in 2021. I got more organized. I targeted publications I wanted to write for. I spent (necessary!) time on good pitches. I leaned hard into writing about one of the things I love most: ?

It's easy to beat ourselves up about all the things we don't do. I still have tons of ambitions. I still need to get organized. There are still tons of places I want to pitch, but haven't.

I also want to celebrate what I have done, and the enormous steps I've taken.

Here's where my words have been published this year:

Standart Magazine (print-only)

• Café Lingering in Times of Covid . How should we relate to our neighborhood café post-pandemic? This feature in Issue 27 highlighted cafés and patrons from all continents and shares a guide to respectful lingering over coffee.
• Would You Like Some Menstrual Equity with Your Coffee? New in Issue 29! I explore the cafés pushing the menstrual equity movement forward by offering free period products in their restrooms.
• Interview with Morgan Eckroth. I spoke with the TikTok star and "Internet's Friendliest Barista," who took second place in the 2022 World Barista Championship, about content, competition, and camaraderie for Issue 29.

Sprudge Magazine

• Coffee Guide to Odense, Denmark . From renovated train station cafés to cozy harborsides, I drank a lot of coffee in Denmark's third largest city to help bring you do the same in the birthplace of H.C. Andersen.
• forthcoming coffee guides to Charlotte, NC, USA ; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Brno, Czech Republic

Fresh Cup Magazine

• Who Is Canned Cold Brew For? What is responsible for the meteoric rise of ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee drinks, how do specialty brands create their RTDs, and why should we be paying attention?

Earth911

• Gifts for Nature Lovers . Ideas for what to get the nature lover in your life.
• 3 Ways to Cut Meat Consumption If You're Not Ready to Quit . Demitarian? Reducetarian? Flexitarian? ...well, what's the difference? And does it make a difference?
• Previous articles on Black Friday , protecting our oceans , and quitting fast fashion were republished with updates.

TriplePundit

• Rens Pushes Sustainable Apparel Forward with Coffee Hoodie . The Finnish footwear brand launched their first piece of clothing made out of recycled plastic and upcycled coffee waste.
• Seventh Generation x New York State Climate Budget . Why should business rally around climate action?
• What's Next for LanzaTech, the Carbon Capture Company Going Public? LanzaTech uses bacteria to upcycle captured carbon emissions into fuel, textiles, and much more.
• Empowering Women Through Travel . I interview the founder of Unearth Women about her experiences as a writer and world traveler.
• Global Support Behind Single-Use Plastics Ban . Banning plastics is getting more popular - but will we capitalize on this momentum?
• New Partnership Helps Underserved California Farmers Go Organic . Behind the effort to bring more resources to under-resourced farmers of color in the state with the largest economy.
• Survey: More Business Leaders Sense the Urgency of Climate Change . Business is waking up to the need for environmental action. What's most important to the sector?

I've got big plans for 2023. Stay tuned ??

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