SELECTED PIECES
I have more than 700 bylined pieces for USA Today. Here are some of the good, the goofy, and the just plain revealing.
The Kanye West Self-Confidence Generator (interactive) - http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/exp/kanye/kanye.html
Unfiltered YouTube 'changing diversity' for minorities - http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/12/19/youtube-diversity-millennials/18961677/
B.J. Novak reveals his 'Stories and Other Stories' - http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2014/02/03/bj-novak-story-collection/5189825/
A very heartfelt obituary of a lemur - http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/11/12/zoboomafoo-dies-internet-reacts/18902779/
Rise and shine with the Daylist (interactive) - http://www.gannett-cdn.com/experiments/usatoday/2014/daylist/index.html
Who's popular now? Teen's memoir leads to movie deal (on-location profile) - http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2014/04/23/maya-van-wagenen-popular-book-movie/7958877/
Robot lawyers, smart assistants: Tech trends for 2015 - http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/12/08/amy-webb-tech-trends/20081319/
Jingle and jam (interactive): Your Christmas playlist generator - http://www.gannett-cdn.com/experiments/usatoday/2014/12/christmas-playlist/
Report: 21 states do not meet emergency standards for kids - http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/09/01/disaster-report-card-save-the-children/14739989/
Your music festival survival guide (graphic) - http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/05/15/music-festival-survival-guide-summer/9132553/
In the air and off the deep end: 14 crazy flight reports - http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/02/01/crazy-unruly-passengers-airplanes/22586451/
The fascinating life of Chris Kyle, the 'American Sniper' - http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/01/20/chris-kyle-american-sniper-fact-sheet/22046493/
Like drivers, crash-test dummies are becoming obese - http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/10/30/obese-crash-test-dummies/18168679/
Celebrity superlatives - http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/02/01/celeb-superlatives-feb-2/4915287/