My writing specialty when I got started was explaining technical and scientific topics for lay audiences, which served me well when I applied for a “tech transfer” job at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (Tech transfer: publishing — “transferring” — JPL’s basic technical research to industry or the public.)
Ancient Articles
SFO’s Mini-Ambulance
The first article I was actually paid to write, at the same magazine that ran my first article ever. I guess they felt guilty for not paying for the first one….
My First-Ever Published Article
Published under the stupid title “Code-3 Tips to Avoid!” in Emergency magazine (a journal for street medics — now long-defunct), in December 1980. It was my first published piece. The roots of my sarcasm — and truth, for that matter! — run deep.