Interview recap / artist profile
Musical Artist Reggy Steel Puts His Faith In Rap
A profile built around background, values, and artistic identity.
Why it works: It shows profile-writing, quote selection, and subject framing.
Franklin Saldana
Writer and reporter covering culture, community, music, and the scenes shaping them.
I write profiles, features, event coverage, service pieces, and voice-driven stories about music, cannabis, community, and lived experience.
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Here’s To The Farmers: New York Cultivators We Love
A feature on New York cannabis cultivators focused on sustainability, identity, and community impact. It’s one of the clearest examples of my reported editorial writing and how I frame a broader scene.
Why it works: It shows synthesis, reporting instinct, and the ability to organize multiple subjects into one clean, readable feature.
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Selected work
Event coverage / culture writing
“The Chillum Through Our Eyes”: An Immersive Hash Experience
A culture-forward event recap centered on hash education, spirituality, and community.
Why it works: It shows atmosphere, specificity, and niche cultural framing.
Personal / social storytelling
Dog Almost Got Me Killed
A first-person Reddit story about a late-night dog walk, a coyote, and a near-disaster in the Bronx.
Why it works: It proves the voice is immediate, funny, and naturally readable.
Service journalism / event guide
The Best 420 Events of 2024 in NYC & Beyond
A practical roundup written to be useful, current, and easy for readers to act on.
Why it works: It shows utility and editorial clarity, not only atmosphere.
About
What kind of writer am I?
I want to create things that help people. Sometimes that means writing. Sometimes it could mean storytelling or building something useful. What matters most to me is making work that connects with people in a real way and leaves them with something valuable—whether that’s clarity, comfort, insight, or a sense of being understood.
Contact
Get in touch
Email: alsaldana42@gmail.com
LinkedIn: franklin-saldana
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