Writing Portfolio

Backpacker – June 2010 – “Beat Pack Strain”

Backpacker – June 2010 – “Beat Pack Strain”

Click here for a PDF of the original article. (from Backpacker Magazine, June 2010, page 52) Beat Pack Strain Hauling a heavy load can do a number on the neck, back, and hips. Stay pain-free with these tips. By Ron S. Doyle PROBLEM Neck pain Leaning forward against a pack‘s shoulder straps pulls your head [...]

Complete Woman – “Up Close & Personal with Max Ryan” – June/July 2010

Complete Woman – “Up Close & Personal with Max Ryan” – June/July 2010

(From Complete Woman Magazine, June/July 2010, page 13.) Click here for a PDF of the original article, which ran as a supplement to my feature story, “What is he thinking?!” Getting Intimate with Sex and the City 2’s Max Ryan English-born Max Ryan plays Rikard, a hunky European architect who crosses paths with Samantha Jones [...]

Complete Woman – “What is he (really) thinking?!” – June/July 2010

Complete Woman – “What is he (really) thinking?!” – June/July 2010

(From Complete Woman Magazine, June/July 2010. Mentioned on cover, article on pages 10-13.) Click here for a PDF of the original article, including an interview with Sex & The City 2′s Max Ryan. What is he (really) thinking?! Women have long gotten a bad rap as being difficult to decipher, but, if you ask us, [...]

Complete Woman – “Ten Things Men Keep Quiet” – December 2009

Complete Woman – “Ten Things Men Keep Quiet” – December 2009

(From Complete Woman Magazine, December 2009.  Mentioned on cover, article on pages 10-13) Ten Things Men Keep Quiet He’s Keeping Secrets From Us—But Not Necessarily What We Think (Or Fear)! One Man Braves His Peers To Give Us The Lowdown. By Ron S. Doyle I was kicked out of the Man Club three days ago, [...]

Best Health – “A Healthy You in Minutes a Day” – August 2009

Best Health – “A Healthy You in Minutes a Day” – August 2009

Web exclusive for Reader’s Digest Canada’s Best Health Magazine.  Please click here to visit the original article at http://besthealthmag.ca.

Mountain Bike Magazine – June 2009 – "Being Adam Markovic(h)"

Mountain Bike Magazine – June 2009 – "Being Adam Markovic(h)"

(from Rodale’s Mountain Bike Magazine, June 2009, page 32) BEING ADAM MARKOVIC(H) A little more than a year ago, I stole a mountain bike. Or saved it. By Ron S. Doyle. Every city has bike cemeteries, racks where tall grass weaves into the spokes of neglected or abandoned rides. My buddy Gabe—a teacher who refurbishes [...]

Tech & Learning Magazine – May 2009 – “Ten Ways to Get Beyond Powerpoint with Classroom Projectors”

Tech & Learning Magazine – May 2009 – “Ten Ways to Get Beyond Powerpoint with Classroom Projectors”

(from Tech & Learning Magazine, May 2009, page 37) Reading/Writing. Display images, words or phrases for writing prompts in creative writing or poetry class. Model savvy formatting and editing skills by giving live demonstrations in your word-processing software. Mathematics. Utah State University’s National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html) offers hundreds of multi-sensory games, illustrations, exercises [...]

Tech&Learning Magazine – April 2009 – "Five Ways to Use Phones in Class"

Tech&Learning Magazine – April 2009 – "Five Ways to Use Phones in Class"

The Hands & Voices Communicator – Spring 2009 – "Darth Vader Takes a Holiday"

The Hands & Voices Communicator – Spring 2009 – "Darth Vader Takes a Holiday"

(appeared on front page and continued on page 6) By Ron S. Doyle, Colorado Families for Hands & Voices Madeleine is only 22 months old, but I’m terrified of my daughter becoming a teenager. I’m not worried about her deafness—I’m worried about her shopping. As a toddler, her consumerism is already rampant; she grabs anything [...]

5280 Magazine – February 2009 – "Behind the Mustache"

5280 Magazine – February 2009 – "Behind the Mustache"

(from 5280 Magazine, February 2009, page 24) Behind the Mustache Why Colorado men hang up their razors come wintertime. Like crops of winter wheat, shocks of male facial hair inevitably start sprouting along the Front Range when the snow starts to fall. Beards keep men warm during their adventures into winter’s drifts, but there’s more [...]