Web writing samples

Riding in the Adirondacks during AmericadeVulcans Raid Americade
Topics: motorcycle test ride
The web is the first place an increasing number of buyers (or those just dreaming of buying) turn to for information. Motorcyclists surely must rank near the top of that list, so motorcycle road tests, such as this one of the Kawasaki Vulcan 900 lineup, generate a lot of traffic.

www.EthicalCoffee.net
Topics: coffee, Fair Trade, environmental and labor issues
I created the EthicalCoffee.net website as an information resource about the variety of certifications that coffee consumers can choose from (or be bewildered by).

The many costs of colonialism
Topics: commentary, culture
During my years in Puerto Rico, I wrote weekly columns on Puerto Rico affairs for the print version of The Orlando Sentinel and the online magazine The Puerto Rico Herald. This Puerto Rico Herald commentary takes a look at some of the surprising effects of 500 years of colonialism, which can reach even into an elementary school classroom.