Welcome! Call me Carolyn. I’m a blogger, poet, and author of non-fiction, short stories, and novels. The world is full of stories that I want to capture and share with you. You can jump to a list of my published work, contact me, or keep reading to learn more about me.
My published work includes the short story “Zoning Adventures: A Home Addition Paper Chase,” the blogs urbantraipsing and Diving into Details, and vignettes for the Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture alumni newsletter. A sample of my works-in-progress covers books on the morality of zoning and Pittsburgh’s adaptively reused religious buildings, a novel set in 1920s Pittsburgh, and a poetry collection inspired by my professional experiences and Don Quixote.
Portfolio
When you give a zoning employee an application for a home addition…it’s hard to tell who will be more relieved to get it approved.
Zoning Adventures: A Home Addition Paper Chase
Zoning Adventures: A Home Addition Paper Chase
Open the pages of this illustrated, short story to see what goes on behind the zoning counter in the fictional, hilly city of Yinzburgh.
urbantraipsing
Follow my footsteps as I explore urban experiences across bridges, past religious buildings and public art, and through changing neighborhoods. In 2022, bridges came to the forefront again through a 10-year anniversary look back at bridges walked in 2012 and periodic updates on the activity following the collapse of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge in January 2022.
Diving into Details
Join Kathleen Oldrey and me each week as we unpack zoning tips and tools for applicants and professionals.
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