Craig Robert Brown

Sausage Party

Lucky Peach, the San Francisco/New York-based quarterly journal of food and writing, will take over Freedmen's to a host a Springtime Sausage Social to celebrate the release of its sausage-inspired writing collection, The Wurst of Lucky Peach: A Treasury of Encased Meat. “We knew we weren’t going to be this comprehensive last word on sausage,” Chris Ying says. “We tried to approach everything with this sense of wonderment.”

Comedian, nerd, man...robot?

Myq Kaplan is a stand up comic you may not have heard of, but that’s probably because he’s not verified on Twitter — yet. Hearing Kaplan’s comedy is just as easy as pulling out your smartphone. Kaplan is the host of the “Hang Out with Me” podcast, has five comedy albums and a Netflix special, and has appeared on “Conan,” “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “Comedy Central Presents” and NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.”

From the Pulpit to the Pub

On a recent Friday evening, on the second floor of The Grog restaurant and bar in downtown Newburyport, Mass., a small group of faithful sit in the corner of the room underneath a flat-screen television, glasses of beer and wine in hand.

Album Review: Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliot Smith Reawaken Songs for a New...

Review of "Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliot Smith" for Visible Voice.

In Your Face

After three decades, Fishbone is still defying labels and having fun.

Dive In

In the summer, traffic is at a standstill, the ice cream flows like water, and tourists are packed into every corner of every town, campsite, and open section of sandy beach from the Atlantic to the Lakes Region.

Telling Tales

From live performances, to radio and podcasts, storytelling is alive and well. In New Hampshire, Pat Spalding helps first-time storytellers discover their voices and refine their tales.

Listen up: The RPM Challenge at 10

The RPM Challenge wraps its 10th year and looks ahead to the next decade.

The Journey and the Destination

In their new novels, Atticus Lish and John Benditt explore odysseys both internal and external.

Author's Note: Q&A with Nicholson Baker

Nicholson Baker discusses writing, creating characters, sex, humor and saving newspapers.

Cruising the Coast

Cover Story: Four days sailing the Penobscot Bay aboard the Victory Chimes schooner.

A perfect storm - The Sound

York author Emerson Baker explores the root causes of the Salem Witch Trials in his latest book by Craig Robert Brown The Salem Witch Trials engulfed Salem, Mass., and surrounding areas for a little more than a year. Twenty people, most of them women, were executed.

Cut and Paste Community

When Sam Paolini returned to her hometown of Brentwood after dropping out of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2010, she felt inspired and motivated to begin her career as an artist.

True Detective

J. Dennis Robinson gives the Smuttynose Murders a final conclusion by Craig Robert Brown Just a few feet from the stone wall separating Portsmouth's South Cemetery and Route 1A are two gravestones cut in white marble. The graves are unremarkable, but the story behind them has captivated locals and visitors for generations.

This is 40: Maine Media

A brief look at Maine Media Workshops + College at 40 years

Review: Damien Jurado - "Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Sun

Review of Damien Jurado's latest record for the Seattle/Boston-based indie music blog.

Hampton's Tuck Museum and New Hampshire's only convicted witch

The sad, exploited, life of Eunice Cole and a set of ashes on a shelf.

The Honest Audacity Spose

Cover Story: A chronicle of the rapper's rise, fall and rise in the industry.

Hurry Up and Wait: Tan Vampires Try to Take Things Slow but the World Won't Let Them

Profile of indie-rock band Tan Vampires

When Giving Back is Part of Company Culture

Brad Paige is reserved, leaning over a table at Block Six, the restaurant and bar inside Portsmouth's 3S Artspace, competing to be heard against the sound of the kitchen and wait staff preparing for the dinner rush. It's noisy but in that business-is-good kind of way.

RGGI supporters keep eye on N.H. Legislature

Example of content writing for a client at the Green Alliance.

Custom(er) Fit™ Makeover

The IT Sage (Short)

The IT Sage (Long)

Rich Media Banners

These rich media banners incorporated the IT Sage concept and video.

IT Pro Geek Banners

These banners led to the IT Geek assessment and IT Sage video.

Emails

I write a lot of emails for multiple clients. Here are some samples for 3D Systems

Social Influencer Content Hub

A repository of content for social influencers to read and share. This website is updated as new content is created.

3DXpert Software

Landing page for 3D Systems' metal printing software.

Assessment

This fun assessment helps prospects determine if they are a Pocket Protector Defender or King Geek IT professional. Results would offer a solution and a CTA to get in touch.

Precision Metal Printing Infographic

This print piece was an asset in a 5-touch email nurture.

Print Ad

This half-page print ad appeared in a channel partners trade show publication.

Infographic

When our client launched their cloud-based phone system, they asked us to educate their customers on the value of upgrading.

Ethernet White Paper

Copywriting and editing, including new branding, for this sales enablement asset.

Door Hanger

These print door hangers were part of a sales enablement initiative.

The Mountaintop Ad

Co-created with designer for brand growth and awareness.

Telecommunication Client Samples (Campaigns, Holidays, Influencers)

Plenty of Reasons

Winter is Coming

Smuttynose Brewing Co. Promo

The Advantages of Fiber Will Make You Reconsider Your Network

Copywriting for Frontier's telecommunication technology blog.

Thinking About UCaaS? Other Companies Have.

Copywriting for Frontier's telecommunications technology blog.

Rise of the Intelligent Machines: Which Trends Will Shape the Future of Work?

Copywriting for Frontier's telecommunications technology blog.

How to Get the Most Out of Your Storage Unit

Copy for Earle W. Noyes and Sons Moving Specialists, Inc (United Van Lines) blog on their climate-controlled storage units.

Tips for Relocating Your Business

Copy for Earle W. Noyes and Sons Moving Specialists, Inc (United Van Lines) blog on business relocation best practices.

Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall: When is The Best Time to Sell Your Home?

Online copy for Earle W. Noyes and Sons Moving Specialists, Inc (United Van Lines) blog.

Powering Down to Get Re-Energized: Some Inspiration for Your Holiday Weekend.

Agency blog.

Nick Carraway Moves Back Home (Humor)

by Craig Robert Brown In those vulnerable days after Gatsby's funeral - when I returned to the middle-west - my father greeted me at the front door to his home and asked me this question which I have been turning over in my head ever since.

I, Barista (Humor)

I am the barista at the café in the Barnes & Noble. We are not actually a Starbucks, but we serve their coffee. I know. It confuses me too. You're right, corporate America does blow. Here's a pamphlet for Occupy the Mall to be held this Saturday.

There Must've Been a Fire at the Netflix Warehouse (Humor)

By Craig Robert Brown 1302 members reviewed Downton Abbey Dear Netflix, There must've been a fire in the Netflix warehouse that I am unaware of because I have not received my copy of Season Two, Disc Three, of Downton Abbey. Nor have I received an email saying there was a problem receiving the previous discs, or sending the above...