A freelance writer and photographer from the Kansas City area, Lisa Waterman Gray has ballooned over the Rio Grande, savored Quebec’s finest restaurants and profiled charismatic celebrities.

​A veteran storyteller who has been widely published in Greater Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri, she has crafted thousands of stories for international, national, regional, and local print and online publications. Lisa specializes in travel and food topics and also writes human interest, alternative health and business stories. In addition, she offers copywriting, ghost writing, editing and recipe development services.

Lisa's broadcast interviews have occurred on FOX 4 News (see below); KKFI radio (from 6.35 to 27 minutes); Wanderlust and Gusto/BlogTalkRadio (2:25-19 minutes) EverydayKC/BlogTalkRadio and other outlets. 

​Lisa Waterman Gray repeatedly proves her expertise with the written word through:

  Recent Stories by Lisa

• AAA Midwest Traveler: Feast For The Senses (UNESCO Creative Cities)
• AAA Southern Traveler, Down by the Sea
• Bus & Motorcoach News: Scenic autumn byways a tour-goer won't soon forget
• CivilEats: Kanbe's Markets and the Movement to Bring Groceries to a Gas Station Near You
• Civil Eats: An Indigenous Corn Makes a Comeback
• Dreamscapes Travel and Lifestyle Magazine (Canada)  - Missouri’s Gateway City Merges Old & New
• Food Tank: Helping Refugees Become Sustainable Farmers
• FoodTank: Wisconsin Nonprofit Re-Imagines Traditional CSAs
• USAToday/10Best.com: 10 things you should see when exploring Lubbock's amazing art scene
• ​Casual Elegance Meets Natural Beauty at Lodi California Hotel

► Visit Lisa’s YouTube channel 
to view more than 50 slideshows depicting her travels. 

                  Beautiful gardens abound at Wine & Roses 
                                resort  in Lodi, California

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• AAA World & AAA
  Home & Away
• AAA Midwest Traveler 
• SAAA Southern Traveler
• Bus & Motorcoach News
• Better Nutrition
• CivilEats.com​

• Delta Sky​
• Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine 
• Edible Kansas City

• ​feastmagazine.com
• Food Tank
• Kansas!
• Kansas City Star​

• KC Magazine
• Ladies’ Home Journal

• ​Midwest Living
• Missouri Life 
• Nation’s Restaurant News
• New Mexico Magazine
• Offbeattravel.com
• Restaurant Startup & Growth

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• Edible Santa Fe 
• The Christian Science Monitor
• The Countryman Press/W.W. Norton & Company  
• VintageKC Magazine
• USA Today/10 Best 
• VisitKC.com
• WanderWithWonder.com​

Published by The Countryman Press/W.W. Norton, Lisa's national book, An Explorer's Guide: Kansas, features more than 400 pages and 130+ author photos. Purchase this comprehensive travel guide through Amazon or bookstores.

► Purchase at Amazon.com 
► FOX 4 Explorer's Guide: Kansas Interview
​       (a television interview)

"Even though I'm a born and bred Kansan, I'm learning so much that I didn't know… You make me want to get in my car and drive!"
     - Cisley Thummel, book reviewer for 435 South Magazine