Writing Samples
These writing samples show Doerr & Co.’s storytelling skills through journalism and contracted work. We bring a strong narrative to all our projects from long-form reported stories to short-form essays or blog posts. Our storytelling skills showcase the nuances of your organization’s work.
Journalism
Features
Baristas, Coffee Culture’s Ambassadors | 25 Magazine (Specialty Coffee Association)
A Refugee Tells His Story Through Coffee | 25 Magazine
Becoming a Safe Haven: Baltimore and the arrival of immigrant youth | Scalawag
Stop Calling Me ‘Baby’: Baltimore activists campaign against street harassment | Baltimore City Paper — Winner of the 2015 Maryland/DC/Delaware Press Association Award
Rising to “La Causa”: City College High School students push for change | Baltimore City Paper
Seeking Refuge in the U.S.: Young people traveling across the border alone are making it to Maryland–and fighting to stay | Baltimore City Paper
Living with Fear: A young immigrant is swept up in a raid–and tries to navigate the U.S. courts | Baltimore City Paper
Profiles & Short-Form
How Portland’s Earthquake Preppers Are Planning for the Worst | Bloomberg CityLab
A Sweet Smelling Tree is Drinking Oregon Dry. Should We Log It? | Portland Monthly
Invisible Boundaries: Walking in Butchers Hill and Middle East | Baltimore City Paper
A Green Mount Cemetery tour guide keeps history alive | Baltimore City Paper
Aspiring to Dew More: Kenneth Morrison uses spoken-word poetry to empower young people and create social change | Baltimore City Paper
Essays & Travel Stories
For Some Moms, Writing is the Best Self-Care During a Pandemic | Parents.com
Tasting Our Way through Green Istria, the Tuscany of Croatia | YOLO Guide
Iceland’s Everyday Magic Realism | The Expeditioner
9 Ways to Explore New York City through a Social Justice and Historical Lens | Bébé Voyage
Go Against the Crowds: How to Avoid Being a Part of Overcrowding and Overtourism Bébé Voyage
How to Avoid Greenwashing through Sustainable Travel | Bébé Voyage
Conscious Travel through a Global Pandemic | Bébé Voyage
Contracted Writing
Newsletters
Understanding the Burden of Soul-Crushing Debt | Wayfinding Academy
What to Know About Wayfinding | Wayfinding Academy
Living our Values At Home…Literally | Wayfinding Academy
The Work Black History Month Demands | Wayfinding Academy
Blog Posts & Articles
Being A Good Neighbor: How ESA Supports Conscientious Design for Arena Development | ESA (Environmental Science Associates)
Paine Field: What it Takes to Start a Commercial Airline Service | ESA (Environmental Science Associates)
The Road to Carbon Neutrality: The Social and Mortality Costs of Carbon | ESA (Environmental Science Associates)
Commentary: Petaluma Health Care District offering free heart screening | Ghostwritten editorial for Petaluma Health Care District
Fish Passage Projects Offer Instant Relief for Fish in the PNW | ESA (Environmental Science Associates)
The Secret Sauce | A business profile for Bend, Oregon’s Webfoot Painting
Reports
Metro Oregon toxics reduction and equity strategy report which led to agency-wide strategy implementation—co-wrote the report with various other researchers and writers
Education Guides
The Opioid Crisis: How You Can Help | Online Psychology Degrees
Youth Suicide Prevention Awareness | Education Degree
How to Deal with Stress at Work | Learn How to Be
Careers for Healthcare Majors | Affordable Colleges Online
Career Options for for Communications Majors | Affordable Colleges Online
Online Master's in Communications Programs | Affordable Colleges Online
Career Options for Sociology Students | Affordable Colleges Online
Travel Guides
9 Ways to Explore New York City through a Social Justice and Historical Lens | Bébé Voyage
Go Against the Crowds: How to Avoid Being a Part of Overcrowding and Overtourism | Bébé Voyage
How to Avoid Greenwashing through Sustainable Travel | Bébé Voyage
Conscious Travel through a Global Pandemic | Bébé Voyage
Baltimore Travel Guide | Afar Media commission with Chase Rewards Card 2013
Academic Publishing
Alternative Breaks: From Isolated Enthusiasm to Best Practices | Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement
Cognitive Dissonance in International Service-Learning | Chapter in the book Critical Service-Learning as a Revolutionary Pedagogy edited by Bradley Porfilio and Heather Hickman
What is Social Change? | Chapter 1, pgs. 9-31 in Leadership for a Better World Instructor Manual