Welcome! 
This page is an experiment in online "presence" for my freelance and contract-hire work. 
Your attention makes it worthwhile for me to update it, so please let me know what you think!

For queries and comments, please reconstruct this email address and drop me a line at: 
eritter at gmail...com

Here's what I do:

Freelance Writing and Illustrating: 

I specialize in educational and creative themes.  I enjoy creating line-art for instructional text, as well as full color illustrations.  I write reports, short stories, articles, essays, the occasional poem or riddle. 
I'm available for editing and coaching (resumes, term papers, memoirs, etc.).  I won't do your school assignments, but will be happy to help you complete them. 
For writing samples, visit my online journal: http://www.journalscape.com/ecca
Or peek inside The Ultimate Girls' Guide to Science (Beyond Words, 2003)
For illustration, check out these covers: Darkhaven and The Federal Bureau of Paperwork Reduction, both by Douglas Watson

Workshop Teaching and Facilitation:

With a family background in teaching, and experience as an OMSI science educator, I enjoy informal education in hands-on and participatory formats.  I teach workshops alone and with other instructors, and facilitate skills-sharing and group learning experiences.  Topics include science, art, crafts, community work, and outdoor skills.  Workshop Listings

In-Home Support and Elder Care:

Elders and families are irreplaceable.   As an experienced care provider, I can offer respite care, transportation, and help with errands, chores, and yard work.  Elder Care Details 

Volunteering:

While my time is limited, I do enjoy volunteering and collaborating with a variety of organizations. 
Here are a few of them:  OMSI, The Natural Step, The City Repair Project, Try-On Life Community Farm, Coalition for a Livable Future, Ancestral Lifeways, Trackers NW, Cob Cottage Co., Two Rivers Aikikai, St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Illahee, The Friends of Ernie Wisner