A Balancing Act: Risk and Reward in Skiing
A tragic event in British Columbia's Coast Mountains: the 2018 avalanche death of Lisa Korthals. Written as a creative nonfiction class feature story assignment in 2019.
Yo, So Sick: Sample Dialogue
Sample dialogue from a TV show concept about Whistler.
Cody Townsend: An Influencer?
A magazine-formatted analysis into the way a skier portrays himself on Instagram and the value of social media personalities to brands in the ski industry. Written as an assignment for a marketing class in 2020.
Roman Camping
Some Canadians visiting Rome are severely disappointed in their accommodations, but make up for lost sleep under the heavenly light of the Vatican — while the Pope is busy kissing babies. A true story, paperized for a humor writing class assignment in 2020.
Gondolamania! Don't Build the Blackcomb Gondola
My greatest I told you so moment. Solar Coaster forever! (The chairlift was horrifically "upgraded" to a gondola in 2018). This was a passion project consisting of a softened and logical letter to the editor in Pique Newsmagazine, an (unfortunately unfinished) website, and true boundless rage expressed to my friends and family. They say hindsight is 20:20, but you didn't fucking need it to know the gondola was a tragic, insulting, and Blackcomb flow-ruining idea that boils my blood to this day.
Walkout
A report on the September 27th, 2019 UVic student walkout and climate protest for the Commerce Student Society's Gustavson Commerce Club Newsletter. Retooled to include images.
Topsoil Urban Farm
Topsoil and urban farming in Victoria. Written for the CSS GCC newsletter.
Media Crowbar
Is the media prying countries apart and fueling polarization? Find out in this 2019 opinion piece written for a journalism class assignment.
Victoria v. Big Oil
A 2019 update about the City of Victoria's case against fossil fuel companies. Written as a news story assignment for a journalism class.