TKwritings - Column "Long Island Stories" / Novels / Freelance Articles

I write in a wide variety of styles - As a Opinion Columnist for Community Newspapers my articles are geared to Long Island focusing on suburban humor and historical events. My freelancing articles have been on business and the outdoors. I can craft short-form content; the quick timely articles used to capture and engage your audience. Or long form articles which gives your audience a reason to return for more content.

Issuu • 10th May 2022

Article: “The Popularity of Fake” - Digital Page 17.

One of the most popular shows is Better Call Saul. When it comes to movies, The Batman’s popularity is off the charts. But what buries them all is the popularity of fake. Fake is the rage. Fake news, fake "breaking news", fake statistics, fake polls, fake faces. The world of fake is escalating

Issuu • 19th April 2022

Article: "Celebrity Endorsement Fluff" Digital PG 17

Unless the celebrity has some relevance to the product, I consider it endorsement fluff. It’s like someone in the garment district sewing labels on sweaters being hired by Calvin Klein to model their fall line of clothes.

Issuu • 15th March 2022

Article: “Vacation Envy” – Digital Page 15

The photos arrived via email from a friend of mine showing himself and another friend who, like myself, are sitting. One small difference. The boys are kicking back in beach chairs, wearing smiles like they’re auditioning for a toothpaste ad. Each picture showed the Atlantic Ocean in the background and a plate full of of shrimp hogging the foreground.

Issuu • 16th February 2022

Article: “In the World of Music, Lyrics are King” – Digital Page 43

To me, that's like buying a car because you like the color, but the engine is shot. And there lies the problem. The melody and beat are throwing the value of the words to the side like a stale piece of bread. As a writer I take lyrics abuse personally.

Issuu • 19th January 2022

Article: "Pioneer Aviators: First Flights and Adventures" - Digital Page 22

The pioneers of Long Island aviation were entrepreneurs and daredevils flying from the early airfields that dotted the island including Hempstead Plains, Brighton Beach, Morris Park Racetrack, Belmont Park, and the Mineola Flying Field. Pioneers armed with the guts to risk their lives flying fragile wooden skeletons held together by wire covered in fabric.

Issuu • 9th December 2021

Article: “Suburbia Gone Wild” – Digital Page 44

Long Island is also the mirror image of dozens of suburban areas around the country. Landscapes dotted with patches of strip malls all containing the same stores. On a cross-country trip you wouldn’t know if you’re in Iowa or New York.

Issuu • 20th October 2021

Article: "Life Aboard A Whaling Ship" - Digital Page 58

In addition to the threat of death at sea during a whale hunt, these men slept in the crowded, smelly “forecastle” - a triangular room below deck in the bow. With terrible conditions including scurvy, men crowded together, the constant threats of mutiny and long unproductive voyages, desertion was common.

Issuu • 28th September 2021

Article: "Prohibition Rum Running on Long Island" - Digital Page 31

.. Other boats would head north to the Long Island Sound continuing west to Manhattan’s shorelines. Runs were made to Brooklyn on the East River, and across the Hudson to Newark and Hoboken, continuing farther up the Hudson to Yonkers and Kingston…

Issuu • 7th September 2021

Article: "Taking a Trip to the Entitlement Zone" - Digital Pages 24-25

A few years back, I heard a report that someone ran around Central Park in the dead of night putting bras on statues. We live in New York, so not much shocks us. Bizarre incidents take place by the minute. But one bizarre incident I experienced did shock my socks off. Some guy attempted to steal my groceries from a crowded Nassau County parking lot at two o’clock in the afternoon.

Issuu • 25th August 2021

Article: "The Battle of Long Island" - Digital Page 29

On August 27, 1776, The Battle of Long Island, also known as The Battle of Brooklyn, took place on the western end of the island. The ferocious battle was the largest fought during The Revolutionary War recording the highest amount of casualties of any battle of the war.

Issuu • 3rd August 2021

Article "The Mean Seats of New York" - Digital Page 37

All you want is a little courtesy when going out to the ball game.

Issuu • 27th July 2021

Article "Bethpage State Park - Jewel of Long Island" - Digital Page 21

Activity packed with Hiking Trails, Golf Courses, Bike Trails, BBQ areas.