Publishing essays locally

Here’s a tip from Katie Flynn on where to publish local essays:

Hi all–I’m not sure if we discussed this in class, but I just opened the Home and Garden Section of the West Contra Costa Times and saw they have a Real Life column that people can submit to–the paper says columns should be between 450 and 700 words and submissions should be sent to lwrenn@bayareanewsgroup.com, subject line “real life” and your name, city and phone number. Looks like it usually runs first-person essays on home, pets and gardening (gophers perhaps?). Anyway, it seems like it could be a good spot for a number of essays from class.
Just a thought.
Katie