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My travel stories have transported readers from Quebec Province's culinary scene to authentic British tea service within minutes of my house. I've toured northern Arizona with American Indian guides and followed Wisconsin's Frank Lloyd Wright Trail, too.

AAA magazines

• AAA Explorer: 7 beautiful sculpture parks in the Midwest and South you have to visit
• Escape Route (PDF)
• Little Sweden USA
• New Year, New You
• Naturally Native  
• Down by the Sea 
• Birds of a Feather  

Bus and Motorcoach News​

• Nature & Nurture along Alabama's Gulf Coast 

Denison University alumni magazine

• Mardi Gras' Second Home (essay, PDF)  

Dreamscapes Travel and Lifestyle Magazine (Canada)    

• Missouri’s Gateway City Merges Old & New, p. 22-23

Group Tour Magazine

• Unspoiled Landscapes Shine in Scenic Colorado
  

KANSAS! Magazine

• SpaceWorks (PDF)

Missouri Life

• Country Stores - Still Gathering Places (PDF) 
  

New Mexico Magazine  

• INTRODUCING...  Diane Souder (profile, PDF)

OffbeatTravel.com

• Savoring Virginia's Blue Ridge Parkway
• Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture and Music History in Iowa

​Potpourri, A Magazine of the Literary Arts
       Winner, Honorable Mention - Writers' Journal Travel Contest

• Timeless Ceremony (PDF)

USAToday/10Best.com 

• 10 Things You Should See When Exploring Lubbock's Amazing Art Scene
• 10 Native American Owned Hotels 
• 10 Dynamite Day Trips 

VisitKC.com 

• Cozy Bed and Breakfasts in the Kansas City Area
• Buried Treasure: The Steamboat Arabia Museum  

WanderWithWonder.com​​

• Paradise Awaits at Sanibel Sundial Beach Resort
• Art Meets Luxury at 21c Art Museum Hotels
• Ojo Caliente: Experience Warm Luxury in New Mexico's High Desert 
• All Aboard Rail Bikes: Exploring Iowa's Scenic Valley Trail 

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Chow Town/Kansas City Star 

• ​Why turmeric has reached super spice status… (PDF)
• Choc-oddities (PDF)

CivilEats.com

• Kanbe's Markets and the Movement to Bring Groceries to a Gas Station Near You
• An Indigenous Corn Makes a Comeback 
• How Agriculture is Helping These At-Risk Teens

Clean Plates

• Our Top Hacks for Reducing Sugar in Your Baking (and a Clean Plates Original Banana Bread Recipe)

The Christian Science Monitor

• ​An Iron Skillet Seasoned With Love (essay)

​Feastmagazine.com

• Clock Tower Bakery British Tea (no longer open)  
• KCMEX Tortilleria's Fresh, Artisan Tortillas Already Have a Devoted Following (now Yoli Tortilleria) 

FoodieTravelUSA.com
- Barrio Bread
- J. Rieger & Co. 
- Licorice International
- Proper Saké Co.
FoodTank.com​
- Restoring Native American Health With Indigenous Foods (profile)
- How Native Americans Benefit from Tucson's Indigenous Seed Bank
​ Kansas City Voices 
- Airwaves and Chocolate Malts (profile, PDF) 
Ladies' Home Journal 
- Savor/The Story Behind the Recipe (essay, PDF)

USAToday/10Best.com 
- A Culinary Tour of Quebec 
- Sweet Surrender: You Should Visit These Awesome Chocolate Shops 
The Alcohol Professor
- How the Spirits Moved Brian Cummins of Great Northern Distilling
The Chocolate Professor
- Lawren Askinosie Shares Why Good Will is in the DNA of Askinosie Chocolate
- How Scott Witherow of Olive & Sinclair is Creating Truly Southern Artisan Chocolate
Sante  ​
- Prairie Prize (profile, PDF)
- Local Legend (profile, PDF)

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AllRecipes.com

• ​13 Effortless Ways to Reduce Your Household Waste

CivilEats.com

• An Indigenous Corn Makes a Comeback

Feast Magazine​

• Jowler Creek, Missouri’s First Green Vineyard & Winery, Operates in Platte City   

FoodTank.com

• How an Iowa Farm Family Shares its Well-Honed Organic Farming Practices
• Helping Refugees Become Sustainable Farmers​

Missouri Life Magazine

• MOINK: Missouri's Custom Meat Boxes 

USA Today/10Best.com

• 10Best: Green Hotels Across America 

WanderWithWonder.com​

• Experience Upscale Green Stays at The Peninsula Chicago
• ​Why You'll Love the Moonrise Hotel in St. Louis
• Columbia, Missouri's The Broadway: A Doubletree by Hilton Green Hotel 
• Kimpton Aertson Hotel Nashville: Upscale + Eco Friendly
• The Lodge at Gulf State Park: New Eco-Friendly Gulf Coast Hotel​