Feature Stories
As the assistant editor of the Georgia State University Magazine — an award-winning quarterly with more than 100,000 subscribers and an extensive web presence — I’ve written and edited stories about cold cases, drug addiction, historic buildings, archaeological collections, technology, athletes, musicians, and sculptors.
Here are some of my top bylines.
A LIFE WORTH FIGHTING FOR
Law student Allie Armbruster (J.D. ’20) fought to overcome a decade of substance abuse that nearly killed her. Now she’s on a mission to transform our legal system’s approach to drug offenders — and save lives.
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Cover story for the summer 2018 issue
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Georgia State University’s No. 1 performing story for three months
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Georgia State University Magazine’s No. 1 performing story of 2018 and No. 3 performing story of all time
BEYOND THE DIVIDE
The sordid details of an unsolved missing persons case led Laurah Norton (M.F.A. ’06) to embark on her own investigation and create a podcast to publicize her findings. Now in its third season atop the iTunes charts, “The Fall Line” tells the stories of Georgia’s forgotten missing.
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Winner of a Special Merit award from CASE District III (January 2019)
RAZIN’ KELL
Kell Hall is finally coming down. Take a romp through the bizarre history of Georgia State’s first home — the parking garage turned classroom and research science building that everybody loved to hate.
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Cover story for the spring 2019 issue
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Georgia State University’s No. 1 performing story of 2019
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Georgia State University Magazine’s No. 1 performing story of all time
BLACKBEARD’S LOST PLUNDER
The legend of one of the most celebrated and fearsome pirates is more alive than ever, thanks in part to the ongoing recovery of his prized ship off the coast of North Carolina. For nearly two decades, Linda Carnes-McNaughton (B.A. ’75) has been analyzing the treasures found aboard the shipwreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge — 400,000 of them and counting.
