Published Work

Corporate Writing: Long-Form

Explore a selection of Erin's long-form writing for Bentley Systems, an AI software company, and AboutAmazon.com, the primary news site for Amazon.com Inc.

Bentley Blog | Infrastructure Engineering Software • 10/30/2024

AI Takes the Wheel in Highway Repairs: New Tech Flags Deteriorating U.S. Roads for DOTs | Bentley Blog | Infrastructure Engineering Software & Solutions

One day a decade ago, Mark Pittman found himself snarled in traffic thanks to a broken traffic light. The engineering student was annoyed, knowing he'd be late for class. But then he had an idea: Blyncsy, a startup that could use AI to find -- and fix -- problematic traffic slowdowns.

US About Amazon • 07/26/2021

Top-selling items on Amazon reflect a shifting America

Party decorations are now best sellers, tuxedo purchases have tripled in the last year, and luggage sales are up 460%. But perhaps most telling that Americans are ready to socialize this summer: Teeth-whitening toothpaste sales are climbing.

US About Amazon • 09/09/2021

Make an additional $10,000 a year and jumpstart your career

Amazon fulfillment centers around the world are filled with advanced technology and high-tech tools, and the company’s new global upskilling program is helping employees move into IT roles that keep these operations running smoothly.

Corporate Writing: Short-Form

Explore a selection of Erin's short-form writing for Amazon newsletters, emails, and blog post teasers.

03/27/2024

Tour a Rivian delivery van

Story teaser, buttons, headlines, and synopsis written for individual email and used in weekly newsletter sent to Amazon customers worldwide.

03/27/2024

Tips from an Amazon HR executive

Story teaser, buttons, headlines, and synopsis written for individual email and used in weekly newsletter sent to Amazon customers worldwide.

03/27/2024

Meet Amazon's newest robot

Story teaser, buttons, headlines, and synopsis written for individual email and used in weekly newsletter sent to Amazon customers worldwide.

News & Editorial Writing

Explore a selection of Erin's work as an award-winning journalist, primarily as a reporter at The Associated Press.

03/03/2025

A way off ‘the track’

Dozens of gunshots pierce the quiet, jarring me awake at 3:30 a.m. It’s a warm night in early July, must just be fireworks, I say to myself before falling back to sleep. Later, I learn about the 30-plus cartridge casings that police found at the intersection three blocks from my home in north Seattle. A neighbor’s security camera captured what I had missed while sleeping.

The Seattle Times • 11/20/2005

Oil and gas companies dig deep for workers

RIFLE, Colo. — Brian Barclay makes a 275-mile commute every week to work near this dusty little town, drawn by a natural-gas boom that has added trucks, cranes and hundreds of people to the rocky landscape. Asked why he travels so far for work, the former soldier grinned and answered: “The money, and it’s better than getting shot at.”

The Washington Post • 09/11/2005

Tackling the Muddy Buddy

BOULDER, Colo. -- Some mountain biked in their underwear, others ran the 6-mile duathlon for free beer. But it was the prospect of getting really dirty that brought Chris Phillips to town for this offbeat, obstacle-filled running and biking race. "One thing was on my mind the whole time: the mud pit," he said.

Los Angeles Times • 09/11/2005

Spanish-focused libraries picked apart

DENVER - On a rainy Saturday, Miereya Gomez quietly thumbed through a book titled “Los Colores” with her two young sons in the children’s section of the Central Denver Public Library, which has come under fire for focusing on Spanish language material.

Ocala Star-Banner • 12/03/2006

Hispanic workers' walkout gives opportunity to union

TAR HEEL, N.C. — For Hector Pizzaro, it wasn't the rigors of a bloody workday spent slicing freshly killed hogs along an assembly line that led him to walk off the job. It was the chance he might lose that job.

The Gainesville Sun • 07/02/2005

New state of mine

LEADVILLE, Colo. - A cold wind whistled down from the summit of 13,400-foot Bartlett Mountain, blowing dust past the earth-colored buildings that have stood silently over miles of empty tunnels for a generation. The underground explosions that defined the Climax Molybdenum Mine for 50 years are long gone. But the quiet could soon be over.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune • 10/02/2006

Golf resorts wooing women to the green

PINEHURST, N.C. — Ashley Brooker seemed oblivious to the silver-haired men teeing up next to her on a humid North Carolina afternoon. The 15-year-old raised a golf club over her right shoulder, swung and watched the small white ball disappear in the sun. She is part of a surge in female interest in golf in recent years.

Nonprofit Writing

Explore Erin's nonprofit writing, published on organizations' local and national blogs, and in marketing and paid-media campaigns.

03/27/2024

After 5 decades, Red Cross volunteer nominated for President's Award

Glenn Lockwood needed one more credit to graduate from the University of Minnesota when he signed up for what he figured would be a fun, easy course: First Aid and CPR certification. He didn’t expect the class to spark a decades-long career with the American Red Cross.

American Red Cross • 01/18/2024

'I can hold someone’s hand': Wildfire evacuee joins Red Cross after shelter help

Going through two devastating wildfires on opposite sides of the ocean wasn’t what Angie Johnson had in mind for her vacation.

American Red Cross • 01/18/2024

Local veteran travels to Hawaii to thank Red Cross volunteers

After a career in public service, Navy Capt. Kim Buike was settling into retirement in 2023 when the devastating wildfires broke out in Hawaii. Sitting at his home in Washington state, he couldn’t shake the thought of not helping people an ocean away. Two days later, he was on a redeye flight to Maui.

03/27/2024

Avista Corp.'s president is helpful, mystery volunteer during wildfires

Heather Rosentrater saw smoke rising in the distance. As an executive at Avista Corp., the utility company serving eastern Washington, she began receiving notifications about a fast-moving wildfire. Confident her crews were safe, Rosentrater texted a colleague about helping set up emergency shelters. She responded with the American Red Cross.

Travel Writing

Explore a selection of Erin's travel writing, completed while traveling with little more than a backpack. Discover more of her adventures on Instagram.

The Seattle Times • 05/23/2016

Skip the flight, board the train to Glacier National Park

Chicago skyscrapers faded as the train picked up speed heading west toward Glacier National Park. We ordered a glass of wine, reclined our seats, and left the cross-country navigating to Amtrak's historic Empire Builder.

*Included in the book, "Get Outta Here!"

via backpack • 10/23/2019

Great Baikal Trail: Best Detour Yet

My husband turns to me the first morning we wake up on the Trans-Siberian Railway. He has an idea: Let’s spend two extra weeks in eastern Russia exploring the mountains around the deepest lake in the world. The train skirts the southern edge of Lake Baikal, and stepping off the train, we find a hikers' haven.

via backpack • 07/18/2019

Osaka: Noodles, noise and cry-worthy 'coco' croissants

Imagine an outdoor Las Vegas casino, its blinking lights and ringing bells akin to Pokemon on steroids. Crowds of people, seemingly oblivious to the sensory overload, quietly weave around each other and through shops, occasionally stopping to look at frying, fragrant seafood. Or maybe socks.

Published Work

Corporate Writing: Long-Form

AI Takes the Wheel in Highway Repairs: New Tech Flags Deteriorating U.S. Roads for DOTs | Bentley Blog | Infrastructure Engineering Software & Solutions

Top-selling items on Amazon reflect a shifting America

Make an additional $10,000 a year and jumpstart your career

Corporate Writing: Short-Form

Tour a Rivian delivery van

Tips from an Amazon HR executive

Meet Amazon's newest robot

News & Editorial Writing

A way off ‘the track’

Oil and gas companies dig deep for workers

Tackling the Muddy Buddy

Spanish-focused libraries picked apart

Hispanic workers' walkout gives opportunity to union

New state of mine

Golf resorts wooing women to the green

Nonprofit Writing

After 5 decades, Red Cross volunteer nominated for President's Award

'I can hold someone’s hand': Wildfire evacuee joins Red Cross after shelter help

Local veteran travels to Hawaii to thank Red Cross volunteers

Avista Corp.'s president is helpful, mystery volunteer during wildfires

Travel Writing

Skip the flight, board the train to Glacier National Park

Great Baikal Trail: Best Detour Yet

Osaka: Noodles, noise and cry-worthy 'coco' croissants

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Published Work

Corporate Writing: Long-Form

AI Takes the Wheel in Highway Repairs: New Tech Flags Deteriorating U.S. Roads for DOTs | Bentley Blog | Infrastructure Engineering Software & Solutions

Top-selling items on Amazon reflect a shifting America

Make an additional $10,000 a year and jumpstart your career

Corporate Writing: Short-Form

Tour a Rivian delivery van

Learn what's new in packaging

Tips from an Amazon HR executive

Meet Amazon's newest robot

News & Editorial Writing

A way off ‘the track’

Oil and gas companies dig deep for workers

Tackling the Muddy Buddy

Spanish-focused libraries picked apart

Hispanic workers' walkout gives opportunity to union

New state of mine

Golf resorts wooing women to the green

Nonprofit Writing

After 5 decades, Red Cross volunteer nominated for President's Award

'I can hold someone’s hand': Wildfire evacuee joins Red Cross after shelter help

Local veteran travels to Hawaii to thank Red Cross volunteers

Avista Corp.'s president is helpful, mystery volunteer during wildfires

Travel Writing

Skip the flight, board the train to Glacier National Park

Great Baikal Trail: Best Detour Yet

Osaka: Noodles, noise and cry-worthy 'coco' croissants

About

Services

Contact

Erin Gartner