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• Food
  • Des Moines Gems, Guides, and Goodies (G3) 📸
    • My Des Moines, Iowa food digest with weekly updates
  • “Tried and True: The Big Steer in Altoona,” DSM Magazine, October 10, 2024 📸
  • “From gold-leafed banana splits to cocktails served courtside, these newcomers are out to impress Iowa diners,” Little Village Magazine, August 13, 2024, contributor
  • “LV Recommends: 13 local restaurants to try in Iowa City & Coralville,” Little Village Magazine, August 13, 2024 📸, contributor
  • “Bread & Butter 2024: Little Village’s Annual Dining Special,” Little Village, August 5, 2024 📸, contributor
  • “LV Recommends: 12 local restaurants to try in Des Moines & Ames,” Little Village Magazine, August 5, 2024, contributor
  • “LV Recommends: All-day breakfast spots in central and eastern Iowa,” Little Village Magazine, July 15, 2024
  • “Tried and True: Tacos Degollado,” DSM Magazine, July 10, 2024 📸
  • “First Impressions: Table 128 in Downtown Des Moines,” Des Moines Girl, June 2024 📸
  • “Photo Gallery and Write-Up: CelebrAsian 2024,” Little Village Magazine, May 31, 2024 📸
  • “I Never Would Have Dined Here If . . .,” Wini’s Food Stories, May 28, 2024
  • “Guide to Food Festivals around Des Moines,” Des Moines Girl, May 2024
  • “Tried and True: Cosi Cucina,” DSM Magazine, April 18, 2024 📸
  • “Where to Find Good Chai in Des Moines,” Off Hours newsletter, The Des Moines Register, April 4, 2024 📸
  • “Review of Tullpa + More Dining News,” Wini’s Food Stories, March 2024 📸
  • “A Guide to Winter Hibernation in Des Moines 2024,” Des Moines Girl, January 2024
  • “Tried and True: Le’s Chinese Bar-B-Que,” DSM Magazine, January 10, 2024 📸
  • “Our Guide to Fall Drinks around Des Moines,” Des Moines Girl, October 2023
  • “Scoop Up Some Fresh Flavors,” DSM Magazine, May 2023
  • “International Sweets,” DSM Magazine, November 2022
  • “New Restaurants to Try,” DSM Magazine, November 2022
  • “Check Out These Food Trucks,” DSM Magazine, September 2022
  • “The Picky Eater,” Des Moines Area Community College West Campus Adjunct Council Newsletter, February 2011
• Self-Care
  • “This Year, Resolve to Revamp your Resolutions–Especially about your Body,” Fearless, Des Moines Business Record, December 2023
  • “In 2023 . . . We Must Practice Real Self-Care in Order to Make a Real Difference,” Fearless, Des Moines Business Record, January 2023
  • “Ditch the Diet, Save a Dollar,” Bravely Go, June 2022
  • “Your New Look,” Fearless, Des Moines Business Record, August 2021
  • “Letter to Me,” Inner Circle Co., July 2019
• Personal Growth
  • “Five Ways College Can Prepare You for a Career,” Thriving Workforce, United Way of Central Iowa, October 2020
  • “Is Everything OK?: An Instructor’s Perspective,” Viewfinder, Grand View University, November 2019
  • “The Risk of Hello,” ciMagazine, Des Moines Area Community College-West Campus, Fall 2015
  • “‘One Does Not Simply Walk’ . . . into Success,” ciMagazine, Des Moines Area Community College-West Campus, Fall 2014
  • “The So-Far Unimagined,” ciMagazine, Des Moines Area Community College-West Campus, Spring 2013
  • “Life as a Roadie,” Des Moines Area Community College West Campus Adjunct Council Newsletter, December 2008
  • “How to Avoid Getting Lost in the Library and Other Research Tips,” Emporia State University Composition Manual. Co-authored with Sherry Backus, credited as Seeta Mangra, Fall 2001
  • “The Syllabus Said Something about Participation . . .” Emporia State University Composition Manual, credited as Seeta Mangra, Fall 2001
• Photography only
  • “Iowa Gastrology: Local restaurant recommendations based on your zodiac sign,” Little Village Magazine, August 6, 2024 📸

📸 denotes original photography work