Online Magazines

These became something of a habit, beginning at the dawn of the internet with a Geocities deal called Miss Lulu (not pictured here). Enamored with the name, and appalled that teen girls in 2001 didn’t have anything even remotely like Sassy Magazine, I created Lulu, and a beautiful team of creatives all gifted their time and talents to make it come to life. Featuring articles like “Top Ten Reasons to go to a Women’s College” and “So You’re Dating a Boy in a Band” (which came with a handy chart calling out the pros and cons of five standard rock band roles), Lulu also featured interviews with young, up-and-coming authors and entrepreneurs, and how-to pieces from artists like Heidi Kenney. This was all just a few years prior to the emergence of Teen Vogue, and I like knowing that we encouraged a few young women to know their own minds and respect themselves during a time when (yet again) no corporations were willing to spend money on them.

Later, I was invited to become a co-founder and managing editor at delish magazine, where I created the tagline, wrote about my lifelong cooking allergy and interviewed author Frank Delaney (may he rest in peace, the lovely man) as well as author, former peacemaker, and human-rights lawyer Marianne Elliot. Notably, it was for a delish editorial blurb that I coined the phrase “ugly-hot, in the manner of Daniel Craig” (the subject was a pair of stacked-heel John Fluevog sandals).

Finally, Jack Move Magazine came to life very quickly, again with a beautiful team of creatives who donated their talents and energy to make it happen. It truly was one of the best collaborative experiences I’ve ever had. We accepted and created think pieces, short stories, poetry, interviews, reviews, and photography. Contributors included the likes of Mexican author Alberto Chimal and musician/producer/writer Jim Sclavunos, and among the folks who graciously agreed to be interviewed were South African artist Belinda Blignaut, singer Sarah Aroeste, and author William Gibson.