About

As a copy editor, Maggie strives for correction in grammar, syntax, and usage as well as consistency in style. Despite her personal love and usage of the serial comma, AP style is her preferred guide. Merriam-Webster is her dictionary of choice.

Aside from editing, Maggie enjoys reading the classics and literary fiction as well as nonfiction and poetry. She loves crafting cocktails, keeping up with professional figure skating, and searching for the coffee shop with the best oat-milk chai latte (call her a biased Pittsburgh native, but Mediterra Cafe might have the best one).

Featured Clips

 

Book Review: The Dictionary of Lost Words

April 18, 2021

A book review for Book Reporter on “The Dictionary of Lost Words” by Pip Williams.

 

An Interview With Kim Petras

June 13, 2019

An interview for The Fordham Ram where Kim Petras talked about her project “Clarity.”

 

Fordham Hosts “The Bronx is Reading” With Ijeoma Oluo

Oct. 2, 2019

Event coverage for The Fordham Ram. Ijeoma Oluo and Ashley C. Ford share a conversation to promote the paperback release of Oluo’s “So You Want to Talk About Race.”

Book Review: Acts of Desperation

March 9, 2021

A book review for Book Reporter on “Acts of Desperation” by Megan Nolan.

 

White Claw Shortage Affects Community

Sep. 18, 2019

A feature for The Fordham Ram, including voices from students and local businesses, on the White Claw shortage of September 2019.

 

Confessions of a Copy Chief

Sep. 25, 2019

“From the Desk” article for The Fordham Ram. A reflection of Maggie’s time at the publication.

Writing a Stylebook in 2020

May 7, 2020

A culture piece for The Fordham Ram on what must be considered when composing style guidelines. A response to the AP’s ACES conference video.

 

Antonio Hair Studio Brings Style to Belmont Community

Dec. 4, 2019

A Fordham Ram profile on Maurizio Gerbasi, an Italian immigrant who became a hair stylist after arriving to the United States in 1978.