If you are visiting, you're most likely family, friends or someone interested in writing and/or photography. I am creating this site with you in mind. I plan to venture into the world of blogging, which I hope will generate some different perspectives as people post responses. My intention is that my site will be dynamic, interactive and informative, sprinkled with some good-spirited fun. 

I'm a freelance journalist by trade and have uploaded some of my published news, features and commentaries. Most of it is community journalism, but some of the stories involve topics that all communties share: health, breed-specific banning of dogs, and the last terrorism scare at airports in 2006 when people were caught off guard at airports tossing anything liquid in trash barrels before boarding planes at Kansas City International Airport. I also write web content for Livestrong, which is Lance Armstrong's health site, and articles for business owners at Work.com. I support the freedom of speech and expression (hard not to when you're a journalist). So, if you have website that you want me to include on my favorite links, contact me at kathycra@kathycrawford.net.

I write fiction when my muse comes around and have one short story that is published because I won a contest at my university. Fiction writing is much harder than reporting, in my opinion, but I'll be adding to my Short Stories page as I learn to be a better liar! I'm more comfortable with creative nonfiction, a genre I think everyone defines differently. For me, the "creative" part simply means I use literary techniques that are subjective on my part to ground the reader in place and time. The rest is fact.

My second passion is photography and although I'm an amateur, some of my photos have found their way into newspapers and a college magazine. I've restrained myself and added only photos that I think others may enjoy. You are welcome to use my photos on your website, but I would appreciate credit and a link back to my site. Let me know if you're using something and perhaps I can include your site on my favorite links page.

Please contact me if you have any ideas you want to share or if you need a freelance writer for a project.

Thanks for visiting,

Kathy S. Crawford