Feature Articles
The Great Indoors
Boston Magazine, June 2006
Children are stepping from the schoolhouse door into a more sinister kind of summer vacation, thanks to two tiny critters that have invaded our physical and psychic space--the deer tick and the EEE-infected mosquito.
Adventures in Suburbia
The Improper Bostonian, December 21, 2005--January 10, 2006
You grew up there, you moved away as soon as you could, and someday, like wild salmon back from the sea, you'll return there to spawn.
Green. Peace.
The Improper Bostonian , June 1-14, 2005
It's never too late to grab yourself some instant karma. Herewith, we take pity on your sorrowful self and share with you some of our favorite peaceful places.
Birth Control’s Invisible Mommy Majority
Brain,Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers, Fall 2006
Was it my fault I was still using the same method I picked out when I walked into the Planned Parenthood clinic in Ithaca, N.Y. at the dawn of the '80s?
Taking Liberties with Harry Potter
The Boston Globe Magazine, June 29, 2003
Fanfic didn't start with Harry Potter or the Internet, but that combination has brought it as close as ever to the mainstream, where it's raising a host of legal, moral and creative questions.
A Star-Studded Kid-Lit Scam
The Boston Globe Magazine, February 23, 2003
What do Spike Lee, Lynne Cheney and Jerry Seinfeld have in common? Along with other celebrities, they write children's books that shoot to the top of the bestseller list no matter how bad they are.
The Writing on the Wall
The Boston Globe Magazine, December 7, 2003
At Hamilton's Winthrop Elementary School, Mark Williams is known as one tough teacher, a man fond of two-minute math drills and killer book reports. But the subject dearest to his heart, the only one with the power to reduce his third-graders to tears, is one that's slipping ever further from America's collective consciousness: cursive handwriting.
Revising Ophelia
Brain,Child, Winter 2005
We can't help today's teens by relying on old information. It's time to thank Ophelia for all her good work and then come back to our own decade.
Inside a Colic Clinic
Child.com, March 2007
Difficult to define, even harder to treat, colic can turn a family's life upside down. In Rhode Island, one center is paving the way for new thinking about how to treat crying babies and the parents who are desperate to help them.
Andrea Barrett: The Science of Her Art
The Boston Globe Magazine, February 29, 2004
Barrett returns frequently in her stories and novels to the unspoken disappointment of science: Research is stolen or lost, specimens painstakingly collected at great personal expense wind up at the bottom of the ocean, changing mores leave a life's worth of work irrelevant.
Earth-Friendly Families
Child Magazine, June-July 2005
Thanks to a soulful new mindset about our environment and a wealth of resource-saving household options, green is becoming the new red, white and blue.
Poop Taboo
Brain,Child, Fall, 2003
Encopresis is one childhood medical condition you won't read about--except here
Essays and Funny Stuff
Prayers for a Young Mother
Brain,Child, Summer 2007
Please give me the clarity of mind to remember that, like the animals on the ark, good things come in pairs: the peanut butter and the jelly, the bagels and the cream cheese, the Fresh Step and the Meow Mix.
Losing My Religion--Pushcart Prize winner!
Brain,Child, Winter 2003
My son lost his innocence in the back seat of our beat-up Volvo station wagon. I never dreamed he'd take me down with him.
Kiss Harry Potter Goodbye
Salon.com, November 6, 2001
Harry on the Coke can. Hagrid in FAO Schwartz. Wizards by the dozen on your Halloween doorstep.
When Good Moms Go Bawd
Brain,Child, Spring 2000
When it comes to strong language, in my house the children certainly do need to be protected . . . from their mother.
Bad Mother=Good Kiddie Lit
Brain, Child, Spring 2001
What gives old Mrs. Rabbit the right to let her only son run off and play in the very field where his father was murdered?
Scream Yourself Hoarse No More
Brain,Child, Winter 2002
Yes! I want to become a dulcet-voiced Stepford Mom while still giving my family the quality haranguing they need.
The Write Time
Salon.com, June 29, 1999
I felt a kind of sick little bump when I realized literary fame wasn't going to happen for me, not in this century at least.
Technology and Business
Real Businessmen Play with Dolls
CIO Magazine, February 15, 2005
Zurich North America makes good money in a tough market thanks to a traveling CEO and a smiling green-eyed doll.
Banks Get Hip. No, Really!
Deliver Magazine, December 2006
Gone are the days of toaster giveaways. Banks are getting hip with innovative marketing ideas.
Little Fish, Big Pond
Electronic Business, April 2005
How to partner with the big boys without being eaten alive.
Targeting Perfection: Six Sigma Comes to IT
CIO Magazine , December 1, 2003
Six Sigma is a defect-reduction methodology that forces organizations to focus on the quality of the customer experience. And it can most definitely be applied to IT.
The Next Chapter
CIO Magazine, September 15, 2000
Books aren't going away. But new technologies are sparking changes for a centuries-old industry—and pushing CIOs from the backlist to the spotlight.
Value Made Visible
CIO Magazine , May 1, 2000
Determining the bottom-line contributions of all those intangible IT benefits may not be easy, but it's possible.
Gaming for Grownups
Connect Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 2
More adults are tuning out TV for a better reality show: interactive games online
Blogging for Business
Connect Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 3
Done right, a Web log can be a potent way to capture and cater to customers
A Buyer’s Guide to I.T. Value Methodologies
CIO Magazine , July 15, 2002
It's entirely possible to quantify, qualify and prioritize the ways IT contributes to the bottom line. Here's a roundup of several tools to help you do just that.
Making the (Up)Grade
Connect Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 4
Determine when it is right for your company to upgrade systems or equipment, and how to go about it correctly
Rough Patch
Connect Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1
Keep your corporate software updated and minimize security risks with active patch management
Invasive Procedures
CIO Magazine, January 15, 2001
Electronic medical records promise to transform the health-care industry--if security and privacy afflictions don't kill the patient first.
Radio Revisited
Connect Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 3
Podcasting brings radio back to its (grass)roots
Shiny Bait for Big Fish
Deliver Magazine, September, 2006
One commercial realtor is using the right medium to get the attention of C-level executives.
Wi-Fi Hot Spots Heat Up
Electronic Business, May 1, 2003
Intel and pals kick off a major marketing push. Who stands to gain?
Seeing Through the Crystal Ball
Electronic Business, October, 2001
There's a right way and a wrong way for a company to use analysts
Making Their Mark
Electronic Business, January 2, 2002
Electronics companies seek recognition, attention and protection amid a stampede of trademarks and branding campaigns
Ideas You Can Steal from Six Sigma
CSO Magazine , December, 2006
Six Sigma is notorious for complex and arcane jargon. But listen to a few well-respected security veterans, and you might just be willing to give Six Sigma a try.
More CIOs Checking Out ITIL Library
CIO Magazine, May 1, 2004
As far as British imports go, the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) may not be as big as the Beatles. But the methodology is gaining adherents among CIOs who want to better manage the quality of the services they deliver.
Invasive Procedures
CIO Magazine, January 15, 2001
Electronic medical records promise to transform the health-care industry--if security and privacy afflictions don't kill the patient first.
Break Handle. Pull Glass. Call FBI.
CIO Magazine, June 1, 2001
If you're the victim of a security breach or a virus attack, get the feds on your side.
From Private to Public
CIO Magazine , May 1. 2003
Private-sector CIOs are bringing new levels of expertise to government IT. And public service teaches CIOs skills that the private sector is finding ever more essential.
For Sale by Web
Connect Magazine , Vol. 2, Issue 5
Net-based house hunting empowers buyers and sellers alike
Crash Course
CSO Magazine , Fall 2003
How do universities cope each fall when students stream back to campus with infected, unpatched PCs? CISOs say it's (almost) all about the education.
Goin’ Mobile
CMO Magazine, June 2005
The potential of mobile marketing is huge, but is there more to it than just fun and games?