Sandra A. Swanson

Writer and Editor

Take a minute to peruse some of my clips. This is far from a comprehensive list, so if you'd like to see more
writing samples, just send me a quick note.

Other recent articles include:
"Fast Food Makeover," Better Homes and Gardens; April 2008
"High Hopes for High-Tech," The Rotarian; April 2008 (cover story)
"Exercise for Its Own Sake Is a Sure Way to Pain," Chicago Sun-Times; Jan. 28, 2008

Health & Relationships

The Beethoven of Surgery
UIC Alumni Magazine, July/Aug. 2008

Dating Through the Ages
LifetimeTV.com, Nov. 2007

Divorce: It’s Ex-pensive
Chicago Magazine, Aug. 2007

“Love and marriage, as Sinatra famously crooned, go together like a horse and carriage. But when the wheels fall off, the gloves can come off, too...”

Royal Romantic Wrecks
LifetimeTV.com, Aug. 2007

Camps for Sports Skills
Satisfaction, July/Aug. 2006
(a Tribune Co. magazine)

Boomer Speed-Dating
Satisfaction, Nov./Dec. 2005
(a Tribune Co. magazine)

Arts & Entertainment

Olive Oil: The Good Stuff
Satisfaction, Oct. 2006
(a Tribune Co. magazine)

“As you belly up to the tasting bar, you opt for a single varietal from California. Full-bodied with a hint of newly mown grass and a peppery finish, it’s a liquid delight. Yet you’d never want to drink a full glass...”

Baha’i Demystified
Chicago Magazine, Jan. 2007

Venue Review: Fuel Room
Daily Herald, May 18, 2007

Summer Camp for Adults
Satisfaction, May/June 2006
(a Tribune Co. magazine)

Business &
Real Estate

Project Management Trends: Morocco’s Transformation
PM Network, Feb. 2008

Project Management Trends: Sao Paulo’s Rapid Growth
PM Network, Jan. 2008

Urban Sensibility
(cover story)
PM Network, Nov. 2007

“Water, power, transportation — it’s the triumvirate most urban dwellers rely heavily on for daily life. But an increasingly precarious urban infrastructure is straining under the collective needs of billions of people...”

Quirky Office Perks
Crain’s Chicago Business

Nepotism Done Right
Crain’s Chicago Business

Science & Technology

Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Lift Severe Depression
BrainWork, Sept./Oct. 2008

Reactivating Memories May Fight Addiction
BrainWork, Sept./Oct. 2008

Pedestrian Power
Technology Review’s
MIT News, Nov./Dec. 2007

Bone Breakthrough
Technology Review’s
MIT News, Sept./Oct. 2007

“By taking bone analysis to a new level of precision, researchers at MIT have revealed an engineering marvel under our skin...”

Meet Domo
Technology Review’s
MIT News, July/Aug. 2007

Found Music
Technology Review’s
MIT News, May/June 2007

Razing IT’s Tower of Babel
InformationWeek
July 23, 2001

E-learning Branches Out
InformationWeek
Feb. 26, 2001

Blogging &
TV Summaries

Solar Charger Juices Up Any Gadget
SciFi.com blog post
June 22, 2007

Robot Receptionist
SciFi.com blog post
June 22, 2007

“...Who needs a sentient being to greet clients when you can have a three-foot-tall, bright-yellow worker bee that zips around at about 0.6 miles per hour, recognizes 10,000 words and speaks basic sentences? Your temp worker probably can’t top that.”

Episode Summaries:
“Painkiller Jane” TV Show
SciFi.com
(wrote summaries for all of the show’s 22 episodes)