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"10 Not-So-Bright Ideas in Science," mental_floss, Sept/Oct 2006

Mental-floss-annual-10-issueA story based on the Ig Noble Awards. Download Not_bright

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"10 Jobs You Didn't Hear About on Career Day," mental_floss, July/Aug 2006

Mf_cheat_sheetsDownload 10 Jobs

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"10 Sports They Don't Teach You in Gym," mental_floss, Mar/Apr 2006

Mental_floss_sports_coverDownload 10 Sports

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"5 Deadly Animals That Just Might Save Your Life," mental_floss, Mar/Apr 2007

Mf_five_deadly_animalsAn article I co-authored with former mental_floss Associate Editor Maggie Koerth-Baker.
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"10 Bizarre Museums," mental_floss, Jan/Feb 2006

Mf-jan-feb-2006Download 10 Museums

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"Scatterbrained: Fairy Tales," mental_floss, Jan/Feb 2006

Mf-jan-feb-2006A piece I co-authored with John Green.
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"Beach Reads," Lipstick, March 2008

March_cover1A piece of copy blocks compiled by suggestions from local merchants.
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"10 Buzz Kills," Lipstick, January 2009

JanCoverA story for the monthly "top ten" feature in Lipstick.
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"Love Letters," Lipstick, February 2008

LIPS_Feb coverI assigned and edited this four-page story. I also contributed one of the letters (below).
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"Love, Lies and Death," Lipstick, April 2008

LoveLifeA book review and discussion questions for Love Life by Ray Kluun.
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"The Almost Moon," Lipstick, Dec/Jan 2008

Sebold_AlmostMoonA book review of The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold.
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"10 Holiday TV Favorites," Lipstick, November 2007

Nov_coverA brief entertainment piece.
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"This One Time at Camp ..." Lipstick, July 2008

Story_summer_campA personal essay from the "coming of age" issue.
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"A to Z," Lipstick, September 2008

SeptCoverAn example of a monthly column in Lipstick that the rest of the editorial staff and I write.
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"Lipshtick," Lipstick, October 2008

OctCoverAn example of a monthly feature I compile each month for the back page of Lipstick.
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"What we Want for our Birthday," Lipstick, November 2008

NovCoverDownload TopTenBday

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"Holiday Do's and Don'ts," Lipstick, December 2008

DecCoverAnother Top 10 piece.
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"A Sybillized Farm Wedding," Flower, Fall 2006

SybilA piece I wrote for the quarterly magazine Flower about a local wedding.
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"Birmingham's Coolest Cocktails," Lipstick, June 2008

JuneCoverAnother compilation piece involving local restaurants and chefs. Download Cool_cocktails

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"Lauren," Lipstick, May 2008

MayCoverA personal essay for the "body image" issue.                                               
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Laurel Mills

Birmingham, AL 35209

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