Journalism and Other Published Works
Greetings from my corner of the natural world. Following is a list of some of my writings published on line. It originally appeard on the home page of my website, https://rayzimmermanauthor.com
Items published in The Hellbender Press and The Chattanooga Pulse appear in groups at the end of this list
My essay, “How I Became a Poet,” appeared in the online literary magazine Waxing and Waning from April Gloaming Publishing. https://www.waxingandwaning.org/issue-11/how-i-became-a-poet-by-ray-zimmerman-_cnf_/.
I told the story of Audubon Acres in The Tennessee Conservationist: https://digital.tnconservationist.org/publication/?m=58294&i=725674&p=22&ver=html5.
My article about freshwater snorkeling in Appalachia appeared in Appalachian Voice. https://appvoices.org/2022/08/25/snorkelers-explore-appalachia/. An earlier version appears here: https://appvoices.org/2020/09/09/snorkel-appalachia-freshwater/.
My article about hawk migration also appeared in Appalachian Voice: https://appvoices.org/tag/hawk-count/.
My short story “Life After Writing” won an award from the Chattanooga Writers Guild and appears on their website https://chattanoogawritersguild.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/10-2020-ray-zimmerman-life-after-writing.pdf.
My poem “Hellbender: was recognized by Tennessee Magazine and appeared on their website: https://www.tnmagazine.org/poets-playground-nov-2020-winners/. It is the last in a long series of poems, so you have to scroll down.
Published in The Hellbender Press
My interview with a rattlesnake expert: https://hellbenderpress.org/news/rattled.
I reviewed Sounds Wild and Broken, a Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction finalist by David George Haskell: https://hellbenderpress.org/news/the-sounds-of-science.
My article on the North Carolina Snorkel Trail: https://hellbenderpress.org/news/wnc-creek-snorkels.
My article about Tennessee’s wintering Sandhill Cranes: https://hellbenderpress.org/news/sandhills-fly-in.
My story about the Tennessee Aquarium program to restore Lake Sturgeon in the Tennessee River: https://hellbenderpress.org/news/sturgeon-release.
My story about an exhibit of art made from washed ashore plastics: https://hellbenderpress.org/news/like-a-message-in-a-bottle-plastic-washed-ashore-signals-a-growing-threat-to-our-health.
The Trails and Trilliums Festival at Tennessee’s South Cumberland State Park: https://hellbenderpress.org/news/feedbag/hike-and-learn-at-trails-and-trilliums-festival-in-south-cumberland-state-park.
Get off the Grid Fest in Chattanooga: https://hellbenderpress.org/news/middle-tennessee-is-a-leader-in-electric-car-production-what-better-place-to-celebrate-alternative-energy.
Keeping cigarette buts out of the waterways. https://hellbenderpress.org/news/keep-your-butts-out-of-the-tennessee-river.
The Story of a Wildlife Rehabilitator in Chattanooga: https://hellbenderpress.org/news/wildlife-rehabbers-return-birds-to-the-sky-in-chattanooga.
An interview with Hellbender researcher Brian Miller: https://hellbenderpress.org/news/hellbenders-falling-off-highland-rim-of-tennessee.
The Hellbender restoration project at the Chattanooga Zoo: https://hellbenderpress.org/item/65-zoo-researchers-raising-hell-benders-in-chattanooga.
Published in The Chattanooga Pulse
A review of a book of poetry by Helga Kidder: https://www.chattanoogapulse.com/arts_entertainment/the-written-word/reviewing-helga-kidders-latest-collection-of-poetry/.
A review of a book of poetry by Finn Bille: https://www.chattanoogapulse.com/arts_entertainment/the-written-word/reviewing-finn-bille-s-new-book-of-poetry-the-kings-coin/
My article about Robert Sparks Walker, poet, and literary naturalist: https://www.chattanoogapulse.com/features/pulitzer-prize-nominee-has-won-all-the-hearts-of-chattanooga/.
An article about the poetry open mic scene in Chattanooga, published just before Covid-19 hit: https://www.chattanoogapulse.com/features/chatty-on-the-mic/.
An article about freshwater snorkeling: https://www.chattanoogapulse.com/arts_entertainment/entertainment-news/from-page-to-screen-casper-cox-searches-for-hidden-rivers/.
A prize-winning essay: https://www.chattanoogapulse.com/arts_entertainment/the-written-word/the-dance-of-leaves/
You can find me on Instagram with the handle @cranesaremypassion.
My webpage is https://rayzimmermanauthor.com