Crossroads Chronicle
From 1999-2000, S. Joanna Bartlett-Gustina was a staff writer and columnist for the Crossroads Chronicle in Cashiers, N.C. Joanna was responsible for covering local events, profiling people of interest and providing insight into the workings of the community. Proofreading and copyediting were an extensive part of the job, as was layout and design of the newspaper. She was published under the names Silandara Skydancer and Silandara Bartlett.
- News and feature stories (PDFs):
- Foggy streak - a news story on a local flasher. Won second place in the 1999 NCPA Journalism Contest for general news reporting
- Watching fires, years roll by from Hogback - profile of a Forest Service fire tower attendant
- Jackson County's best friends - a feature story profiling the community's oddest pets
- Disaster team ready to help at any moment - feature/news story on group of young adults volunteering in Oklahoma after extensive tornado damage to the area
- Series on recycling in Jackson County, N.C.:
- Economic outlook for Cashiers, N.C.
- Trend story on aluminum Christmas trees
- Columns:
