Aleza’s adventures in writing

A sampling of articles, blog posts, short-form ad copy, videos, and other words.

Feature articles

AARP

A Wild West road trip through remote Nevada

DESERT COMPANION

Brooke’s Good Deeds a beacon of hope in rural Clark County

THE NEVADAN NEWS

Blast from the past: Nevada’s bizarre nuclear testing culture

THE NEVADAN NEWS

I finally celebrated Nevada Day after living here my whole life

AARP

A guide to Nevada’s Great Basin National Park

DESERT COMPANION

Which Las Vegas buildings should be saved?

DESERT COMPANION

A widower finds solace in memorial tattoos etched in ash

THE NEVADAN NEWS

The Westside Story: Historic Westside Las Vegas

DESERT COMPANION

Recalling my father’s role in a tribal crop experiment

DESERT COMPANION

Odds are good for election betting in Vegas (eventually)

Copywriting

Advertisement for SkyJump at Air Bar in Vegas, featuring a blue shot glass with the SkyJump logo, and text promoting a double shot offer for $8 and a reminder to remember your shot.

Ad to promote drink special for Las Vegas SkyJump.

Flyer advertising golf club fitting services at The Grand Golf Club, with images of a golf course, golf bags with clubs, and people playing golf.

Club fitting evite

Event flyer for Thanksgiving feast at Amaya, featuring images of restaurant exterior, dessert, cocktail, roasted chicken, and outdoor dining area, with details about date, time, price, reservations, and location.

Thanksgiving dinner evite

Billboard of the brightly lit Las Vegas Strip skyline and mountains in the background, overlaid with the text "Visionary Cuisine" for "Top of the World" restaurant at the Stratosphere.

Billboard highlighting the awesome food and view at Top of the World restaurant

Commercial script for restaurant at Las Vegas casino Arizona Charlies with voiceover by actor Ben Stein.

Video

The time I jumped off the Stratosphere Hotel, Casino & Tower on SkyJump Las Vegas as part of a Top 10 Thrill Rides in Vegas video series.

The time I was ”collected” during Fright Dome at Circus Circus Hotel and Casino.

A roller coaster resembling a futuristic jet flying over a city at sunset, with four children riding and a woman raising her hands in excitement. Text overlay includes 'hero or zero?' and promotional message for X-Scream amusement ride, claiming it propels riders 30 feet over the edge of a tower.
A photo of three thrill seekers on a roller coaster at sunset, with speech bubbles indicating 'thrillseeker' or 'bystander.' The text promotes a Big Shot attraction that shoots riders 160 feet high at 45 mph, with a slogan 'vegas without a net.'
A green-tinted illustration of a mechanical spider resembling a spider crane, with the word "acrobat" written inside a speech bubble pointing to the device and "acrophobe" written in a speech bubble pointing to the device. Text below reads "Insanity extends 64 feet over the edge of the Tower and spins you at a force of 3 Gs. Vegas without a net."
Illustration of the Stratosphere Tower with text indicating thrill levels: "Big Shot" shoots you up, "Insanity" spins you 800 feet above the Strip, "X-Scream" thrusts you over the edge, and "Vegas" without a net.

Vegas without a net

Campaign for thrill rides at The Strat, displayed in ads and on bus wraps, billboards, and other signage.

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