Published Writing Samples:
 

Jazz + Philanthropy = BTJO

A story about Duluth's Big Time Jazz Orchestra, published by Reader Weekly, October 27, 2005. http://www.readerweekly.us/issue/342/David_Hopkins.html

Swimming With Nancy: In a Stream of Consciousness.

A CD music review published by Reader Weekly, November 3, 2005. http://www.readerweekly.us/issue/343/David_Hopkins.html

Notes From The Music Room

A series of bi-monthly columns published by The Promethean, 2005-2006

available in photocopied clips only.
 

Sara Softich: Pipe Dream.

A CD music review published by Reader Weekly, January 5, 2006

http://www.readerweekly.us/2006/352/David_Hopkins.html

Quetico & Friends

A music performance preview published by Reader Weekly, February 9, 2006.

http://www.readerweekly.us/2006/357/David_Hopkins.html

Ellie Schoenfeld: Almost Through the Rinse Cycle

A poetry-music CD review published by Reader Weekly, February 16, 2006

http://www.readerweekly.us/2006/358/David_Hopkins.html

The Art of Quiet Places

Preview of an art show published by Reader Weekly, February 23, 2006

http://www.readerweekly.us/2006/359/David_Hopkins.html

Baseball: A Secular Religion

Published by DuluthWorld.com, August 19, 2006. The piece was  simultaneously submitted to Reader Weekly and MNArtists.org.

http://www.duluthworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=3&Itemid=32

Audio Stories:

Denise Sweet: Wisconsin's First Native Poet Laureate, as produced and aired on KUWS and Wisconsin Public Radio. Please click to listen.

Katrina: One Year Later, interview with Tony Guerra, Red Cross Northland Chapter Emergency Services Director, as produced and aired on KUWS and Wisconsin Public Radio. Please click to listen.

Help is Still Needed, interviews with Red Cross Worker Diane Fernjack and Violet Louisiana resident and activist Juline Williams. As produced and aired on KUWS and Wisconsin Public Radio. Please click to listen.