In 2014, I founded The Strange is Beautiful, a site, blog, small publications, and events on alternative self-care for “mind obstacles,” a term I coined for “mental illnesses.”
Scroll through the home page to view highlights from 2014-2019 including:
– Zines I self-published and sold at LA, SF, and SFV zine festivals
– Press coverage we gained, events I created and promoted
– Examples of the hundreds of blog posts published by myself and my volunteer staff writers
– Video interviews and classes
My best published works on:
– L.A. Taco, Ms. Magazine, Music Connection
– Zines I was featured on and zines I created
– My favorites from the hundreds of articles I wrote on TheStrangeisBeautiful.com.
Read my media reviews, long-form pieces, how-to articles, interviews, and events coverage.
Read public relations case studies that entailed:
– Pitching to journalists
– Creating heavily researched media lists
– Writing biographies and press releases
– Putting together press kits
– Fundraising and event planning
– Site design
– Developing social media plans to strengthen or lead each campaign.
View examples of branded social media graphics created with Adobe Photoshop and unique captions I wrote.
Watch TikTok videos created in the app and a music video I made using Adobe Premiere.
Examples of Facebook and Twitter posts are here as well.