Indy Men's Magazine

All examples of my work on this site were published in Indy Men's Magazine, a regional glossy publication with a monthly circulation of 50,000 copies that was in operation from 2002 to 2007. Though the magazine's competition were other Indianapolis-focused publications, IMM maintained an editorial mission more in line with national men's lifestyle magazines, priding itself on high quality writing on a variety of topics while never running an issue with a cover line reading, "Perfect Abs in 10 Days!" Contributors included Esquire fiction editor Tom Chiarella, science fiction author William F. Nolan, actor/comedian Paul F. Tompkins and Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist Michael Kun. The magazine also distanced itself from similar "city mags" by employing considerable irreverence in its pages and featuring honest, in-depth interviews with Indiana-related personalities ranging from Wolfgang Puck to Karl Malden to Larry Bird.

Notes: The style manual of the publication was a very casual variation of the Associated Press guide. The prose was very conversational in all departments of the magazine, and ease of read often took precedence over following a specific rule set. Also, I have included links to page scans where the article's design aids the context of the writing. Where it is irrelevant, only the text is linked.