Portfolio

Please click through the links below to browse my portfolio. Email me at authoramy@hotmail.com.

Nonfiction: I specialize in lifestyle, environmental, parenting, and education reporting.

  • The Zero-Waste Lifestyle: Live Well by Throwing Away Less

    Ten Speed Press, 2012

    In The Zero-Waste Lifestyle, Amy Korst shows you how to lead a healthier, happier, and more sustainable life by generating less garbage.

  • Running with the big dogs

    1859 Magazine, March/April 2019

    A look inside the exciting lives of Oregon avalanche search and rescue dogs and their trainers.

  • In search of bioluminescence

    1859 Magazine, July/August 2021

    First-person feature about exploring the Oregon Coast’s bioluminescence phenomenon

  • The parent I thought I'd be

    Parents magazine, December 2018

    Grand prize winner for short essay titled “Going Solo.”

  • Derby dames

    Oregon Coast Magazine, Jan/Feb 2018

    A coastal newcomer finds camaraderie, ferocity, and fun when she joins the Tillamook Coast Derby Dames.

  • The end of a dream

    Today’s OEA Magazine, Fall 2017

    President Trump’s rollback of DACA legislation leaves a wake of uncertainty for Oregon teachers and students. Features interviews with Senator Jeff Merkley and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum.

  • The state's 7 most scenic hikes

    1889 Magazine, June/July 2021

    From easy to epic, explore 7 of Washington state’s most stunning hikes.

  • The science of art

    1859 Magazine, November 2017

    Artist Sienna Morris changes the meaning of paint by number with her signature “numberism” style