Sara M. Button

All publications

 

Here's my latest collection of bylines, all at AFAR.

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Europe

• Checklist: Stockholm, Sweden-Paste Travel

• Swing takes over the Emerald Isle-BBC Travel

• What to See in Rome (and What to Skip)-Trekity.com

• 5 Reasons Why You'll Love Slovenia-Trekity.com

• Safety Tips for Traveling Solo in Greece-Go! Girl Guides

• A Girl's Guide to Greece: Falling in Love the Old-Fashioned Way-Go! Girl Guides

• 5 Places to See Ancient Greek Ruins (Other Than Athens)-Go! Girl Guides

• Greek Phrases Every Girl Should Know-Go! Girl Guides

• Italian Phrases Every Girl Should Know-Go! Girl Guides

• More Ways to Travel Europe on the Cheap-Go! Girl Guides

• Must-Sees on the Isle of Skye-Go! Girl Guides

• 3 European Countries Perfect for First-time Solo Travelers-Go! Girl Guides

• Slovenia: Solo Travel's Hidden Gem-Go! Girl Guides

• Following Forgotten Footsteps: The Impact of the Work of George Dennis-Etruscan News (opens as PDF)

 

Central America

• Surf School in Costa Rica: A Go! Girl Experience-Go! Girl Guides

• Hiking the Cerro Chato Volcano in Costa Rica-Go! Girl Guides

• A Day in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica-Go! Girl Guides

• A Go! Girl Visit to the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica-Go! Girl Guides

• Welcome to the Jungle! 3 Reasons to Go to Costa Rica Now-Go! Girl Guides

• 3 Tips for Zip-lining in Costa Rica-Go! Girl Guides

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Caribbean

• 3 Caribbean Carnivals You Haven't Missed Yet-Go! Girl Guides

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North America

• Weekend Getaway: 48 Hours in Santa Barbara

• Weekend Getaway: 48 Hours in Tucson

• 6 Spots in the Bay for a St. Patty's Day Meal-BayArea.com

• 6 Easy-to-Make St. Patty's Day Cocktails-BayArea.com

• The Best Chocolate Shops in the South Bay-BayArea.com

• 30 Things to do in the Bay Area Before You're 30-BayArea.com

• A Look at Palo Alto's Bird Dog-BayArea.com

• 5 Reasons I Missed the Bay Area in Winter-BayArea.com

• A Pez of My Heart: A Visit to the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia-BayArea.com

• Bay Area for Book Lovers-Paste

• Take a Byte Out of History at the Computer History Museum-BayArea.com

• A Halloween Candlelight Tour of the Winchester Mystery House-BayArea.com

• The Best Ice Cream in Silicon Valley-BayArea.com

• 5 Great Silicon Valley Date Spots-BayArea.com

• Geography Be Damned: Watching the Pens from the West Coast-The Glassblock

• Pittsburgh's Revival-Travel +Leisure

• On the 64: A Bus Ride Through Pittsburgh's Past & Promise-Belt Magazine

• Behind the Scenes at the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival-Pop City Media

• Go! Girl Guides and the First-Annual Women’s Travel Fest-WorldHum

• A Girlfriend's Guide to Tucson, AZ-Trekity.com

• Altered States-Pittsburgh Magazine 

• House of Horrors-Hemispheres 

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Interviews

• Ideas That Seem Impossible-Creative Nonfiction

• Online Student Publications blogs for Creative Nonfiction

• A Freshwoman Opens Up About What It's Like to do Long-distance in College-Refinery29

• The Delicious Hell of It: An Interview with Charles Bock-Hot Metal Bridge

• Saturday Champagne Tea-Sara Button from The Bumblings of Miss Button-Sparkles & Crumbs

• I do regular Q&As with awesome female travelers for Go! Girl Guides in their series, Girls That Go! Check out my archive here.

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General Travel Tips & Roundups

• How to Travel with Different Tastes-Together.guide

• How to Pack for Four Seasons in a Carry-on-Trekity.com

• 15 Basic Phrases Every Traveling Girl Should Know-Trekity.com

• On the Road with Aunt Flo: A Girl's Guide to Menstrual Cups-Go! Girl Guides

• How to Find Awesome Hostels: A Beginner's Guide-Go! Girl Guides

• 6 (More )Travel Apps Every Solo Female Traveler Should Have-Go! Girl Guides

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Poetry & Fiction

• "Juniper," Rose Red Review

• "Al," Litro's #FlashFridays

• “Two Headstones,” Out of Sequence: The Sonnets Remixed

• “Poem: Poems for the Furniture.” Persona: University of Arizona Magazine of Art & Literature May 2009: 70.

• “Elementary: Growing Up in Heat.” Aisthesis Honors Student Journal 3.1 (2010): 69.

 

Writing & Event Reviews

• Outgoing Postdoc Spotlights: Bernardo Zacka and Oded Na'aman-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• Far & Away-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• Ethics in Fiction-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• Refugees Welcome-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• The 2017 Tanner Lectures and Discussion-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• Basic Income-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• Healing A Fractured Nation-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• Experiments in Unconditional Income-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• Central Park: A Design For Democracy-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• On Meat Without Animals: Considering Cellular Agriculture-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• Preview: Central Park: A Design for Democracy-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• Ten Principles for a Connected World-The Buzz, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

• On Jeanne Marie Laskas's "Helium Dreams"-Vela's Women We Read This Week

• On Robyn Coggins' "What's the Best Way to Die?"-Vela's Women We Read This Week

• "Aiming for Inclusiveness and Seeking Fairy-Tale Hybrids"-The Review Review

• "Lit Mag Offers Enchantment with Fairy Tales and Rule Bending"-The Review Review

• On Sarah Maslin Nir's "The Price of Nice Nails"-Vela's Women We Read This Week

• "Lit Mag's Serious Topics Deliver a Slow Burn"-The Review Review

• Vela's Women We Read This Week: 100th Edition

• On Michelle Herman's "Gone"-Vela's Women We Read This Week

• On Rose George's "A Very Naughty Little Girl"-Vela's Women We Read This Week

• On Elmo Keep's "All Dressed Up for Mars and Nowhere To Go"-Vela's Women We Read This Week

• On Katy Waldman's "Patterns and Panels"-Vela's Women We Read This Week

• On Jenny Nordberg's "Afghan Girls Who Live As Boys"-Vela's Women We Read This Week

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