Eric Song

Creative Writer, Technical Writer, Content Writer: Communicator

United States

An academic background in political science and foreign affairs is what originally sent me to Central Asia (Mongolia, 2017-19 and Kazakhstan, 2020-23). I have returned home to America with new skills and a new direction for my career in writing, journalism, proofreading, editing, and storytelling. I am a skilled writer in both creative and technical capacities as a demonstrated, dependable and returning contractor for PricewaterhouseCoopers Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to proofread and contribute technical writing services to the external reports of third-party client companies.

Portfolio
Unpublished Op-Ed
11/20/2023
The Backyard People

Originally written as an assignment for an online course on rhetoric, this piece (a response to reductivist headlines surrounding French President Macron's visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in autumn 2023) was modified and submitted for consideration to several publications including the NYT, WaPo, Foreign Affairs Magazine.

Foreign Analysis Magazine
02/22/2024
An Election Of Wits And Faith - Foreign Analysis Magazine

As the 2024 elections approach, the ages of Biden and Trump, their financial hurdles, and political maneuvers take center stage in a potential rematch, with both sides bracing for a challenging race.

Foreign Analysis Magazine
11/24/2023
World Brief Newsletter - Nov 24

WORLD BRIEF FA's flagship evening newsletter guiding you through the most important world stories of the day. Delivered weekdays.

Foreign Analysis Magazine
11/11/2023
World Brief Newsletter - Nov 11

WORLD BRIEF FA's flagship evening newsletter guiding you through the most important world stories of the day. Delivered weekdays.

Foreign Analysis Magazine
10/27/2023
World Brief Newsletter - Oct 27

WORLD BRIEF FA's flagship evening newsletter guiding you through the most important world stories of the day. Delivered weekdays.

Unpublished Speech
11/25/2023
What Makes America?

A hypothetical speech I wrote as a final assessment for an online course on rhetoric. The speaker is POTUS addressing the American people. I sought to utilize various rhetorical devices and logical techniques to make a compelling and persuasive argument against the backdrop of socio-political division.

Soundcloud
04/13/2020
Meat N' Greet Mondays -- An Amateur Podcast

From Summer 2019-Spring 2020, I organized, produced, recorded an amateur podcast. Called "Meat N' Greet Mondays" I interviewed peers in my graduate studies program. Named for a pork fat infused whiskey the podcast's first hosting venue offered, the weekly/bi-weekly podcast released episodes on Mondays. 15 total episodes produced plus 2 special episodes. All but 3 episodes remain as Soundcloud membership grew too expensive to maintain.

U.S. Peace Corps Mongolia
07/19/2019
Description of Service (Peace Corps)

A concise description of the entirety of my Peace Corps Mongolia service from 2017-2019. Contributions made by myself along with senior staff.

Unpublished (class submission)
11/23/2015
Can Culture Explain The Lost Decades?

An essay assignment for an upper-level undergraduate political science course on International Political Economy at McGill University. The essay assessed the post-1980s Japanese economy through the lens of constructivism.

Unpublished Music Review [Satire]
12/12/2010
Michael Vabner & The B232s' Temptations Too

A satirical music review I wrote (under the pen name Sir Oliver N. Gerard) about an album the high school rock band I was part of recorded. Modeled after Rolling Stone magazine reviews at the time.

Unpublished (class submission)
01/2015
Can There Be Great Female Artists?

An essay assignment for an undergraduate philosophy course on Aesthetics at McGill University. The essay examined the gender underpinnings of labels and the genderless subject of high art.