- Feature article in Hangzhou Plus, November 2015 edition about a female tattoo artist. Other profiles include: an English-speaking taxi driver, a local entrepreneur, and a photographer/jack of all trades.
- First-prize essay for “Hangzhou in My Eyes” Spring 2016 Competition.
- A follow-up article after 5-day sponsored travel writing trip with China Daily.
- Place descriptions in Atlas Obscura, including: lakes in the Badain Jaran Desert, Danxia Landforms in Gansu Province, Jiayuguan Fortress, and a copy of Paris in Hangzhou.
- Personal blog, with post “Alone on the Road” featured on The Penniless Traveler in 2012. Comments include: “Funny at times and poignant at others. You know this one’s good because it doesn’t have pictures and I was hanging on every word.”