Welcome to my online portfolio — a digital record of my published work at various magazines and news outlets (because the internet does not, in fact, last forever).
Disclaimer: These are just copies, so the stories housed here will not be updated with new additions.
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All in Lifestyle
During the shuffle of a new job, big move or any other major change, regularities of your life often get scattered, or worse, forgotten altogether. So, when you’re going through a major life shift, it’s important to look after your health and wellness – emotionally, mentally as well as physically.
The transition from college life to ‘life after’ is an emotional period. The illusive question, ‘What’s next?’ is thrown at you from every direction. And, unless you have a quick-catch answer, you’re likely to take a few hits.
Walking into Silo Bistro and Bar, off Reynolda Road, one can find Will Kingery, the owner of the restaurant, working right alongside his employees. “When I was 16, I worked at Sonic,” said Kingery, “and I told myself I never wanted to work in another kitchen.” Years later, he has worked at nearly every restaurant in Winston-Salem, and owns four: Willow’s Bistro, King’s Crab Shack and Oyster Bar, Silo Bistro and Bar, and The Bar on 4th Street.
As Julia Roberts said in Eat Pray Love, “So this is what I’m going to do, I’m going to finish this pizza and then we’re going to go watch the soccer game and tomorrow we’re going to go on a little date and buy ourselves some bigger jeans.”
My family and I traveled to Madrid, Segovia, Cordoba, Carmona, Seville, Granada, Valencia, Morella and Barcelona within two weeks. It was amazing to see the bustling cities, smaller towns and countryside as we drove across Spain.
