Arts Journalists

Lara Kinne // Larisa Aral

Lara Kinne (also known as Larisa Aral) is a writer from Louisville, Ky. Since the launch of her independent music blog, "Huevos,” in 2007, Lara has written about the local music landscape and beyond. Her bylines include Louisville.com, LEO Weekly, Gonzo Today and Performer Magazine; additionally, Lara helped start the city’s first homeless street paper in 2014, Our Paper Louisville. She is currently a contributor at LEO Weekly and full-time proofreader with Kentuckiana Reporters. Follow her on Twitter @dangerboobs.

Marina Daras

Freelance Journalist

I am a journalist living in London and currently working for several French speaking radio stations and newspaper as a UK correspondent. I have experience in print and radio journalism, occasionally TV, and can work in both French and English.

Michelle Feder

writing and academic tutor

"Why is writing so hard?" Writing encompasses everything from coming up with ideas, planning, understanding the purpose of an assignment, shaping paragraphs, assembling sentences, to staying focused--down to the last spell-check. I want to help learners of every age find greater ease in self-expression, whether writing a college application essay, generating a paper of literary analysis, or studying vocabulary. I want them to become stronger readers, writers, thinkers. When I get to know new families, I strive to understand their goals, and I develop strategies to strengthen skills for every student. Whenever possible, I love to tailor the materials to their interests. In addition to overall language arts and humanities studies, I support students with language-based learning challenges, including dyslexia and dysgraphia. To better serve all learners, I studied Wired for Reading, a kid-friendly linguistics program designed to strengthen reading, spelling, and vocabulary. Past elementary school, few schools continue to focus on writing fundamentals. So for many students, with all kinds of minds, a structured approach, beginning at the sentence level, is the place to start. Before becoming a mentor for writing and learning, I worked as a journalist and writer for Microsoft and other Seattle-area ventures. As a writer, I tell stories through a human lens, designed to make businesses grow and individual lives better. Bringing together my professional background in communications and my passion for lifelong learning, I encourage a skill-based, conversational writing and thinking process with time-tested tools, craft, and heart. Whether your focus is remediation, enrichment, or simply COVID-era homework, I'm happy to be a resource. [email protected]

Clare Langrishe

Marketing | Communications | Copywriter

Explore. Dream. Discover... For me, it's all about being creative! I've got seven years of experience delivering marketing and communications to drive business development and enhance brands. I thrive in creative environments, and organisations where I can really have hands-on impact in growing brands and offering strategic insight. A wordsmith, I love playing around with words – crafting stories and clever copy to hook people in. I'm a bit of an arts and culture geek, as well as an outdoors lover. In my spare time, you can find me, and my adventurer spirit, exploring outside, hiking, skiing, and more. That, or blogging for The Rootist (my personal blog), or checking out the latest creative events in town. Contact: [email protected]