Two pitches down today. That’s a lot to do within just a couple hours’ span. The subjects weren’t entirely new info for me as I’ve been waiting for weeks to pitch them, therefore they’d had time to marinate in my mind. Nonetheless, each pitch was a new story for me and more expanded than originally planned. Therefore today marked a good journalism writing day.
One story covers how a rural North Carolina school district brought in a design/build non-profit firm to shift its education system. The effects were far-reaching, positively affecting not only the students but the teachers, the community, and the architect/builder themselves.
The second story centers around Jeanne Gang. She’s someone I’ve admired, most especially for her additions to Chicago and its skyline, for a few years now. Originally I thought I’d write about her Aqua building in the North Loop, but the article expanded to use a more recent project to exemplify her iconic use of texture and composition.

I hope to gracious these sell a couple times. It’s rather time my work was placed in top Western publications. Meanwhile I continue waiting for a significant British magazine to tell me if/when they’ll print a piece they’ve already indicated interest in.