Winnie Comstock-Carlson

President and Publisher at Comstock’s Magazine

President and Publisher, Comstock's magazine

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Spring Awakenings - Comstock's magazine

3 weeks ago | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

This story is part of our April 2025 issue. To subscribe, click here. Most of us enjoy the results of a good spring cleaning — albeit we may not enjoy the hard work it requires. The idea of renewal and refreshment after a prolonged period of inclement weather, delayed maintenance, or both, provides a sense of well-being, of taking back control of our lives.
Successful Women Know That Leaders Need Ladders - Comstock's magazine

1 month ago | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

This story is part of our March 2025 issue. To subscribe, click here. I always look forward to our annual Women in Leadership issue, where we’re able to shine a spotlight on the best and brightest women in our region. There are many! I’m also pleased that this is one of our most popular issues each year. What makes women leaders special? First, women leaders are great communicators.
Some Burning Questions on Wildfires - Comstock's magazine

2 months ago | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

This story is part of our February 2025 issue. To subscribe, click here. Extinguishing the horrific blazes in Los Angeles County last month was a profoundly heroic effort by the combined resources of multiple fire departments and agencies from throughout the state and even beyond (thank you, Oregon, Canada and Mexico!).
Regaining Lost Land - Comstock's magazine

Dec 2, 2024 | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

This story is part of our December 2024 issue. To subscribe, click here. Native Americans are winning back a bit of their own: the California economy. Let me explain.
Are We Still the Golden State? - Comstock's magazine

Oct 31, 2024 | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

This story is part of our November 2024 issue. To subscribe, click here. Many things define California, and one of them is “the Golden State.” There are many reminders of why. Our official state colors are blue and gold; our official flower is the golden poppy; and, of course, there’s the Gold Rush, an event we honor in so many ways, including in the names of two very popular sports teams from the Bay Area.
The First Rule of Art Is to Enjoy It - Comstock's magazine

Sep 30, 2024 | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

This story is part of our October 2024 issue. To subscribe, click here. Each month, as I try to come up with a publisher’s letter topic, I struggle a bit. This month, what with elections coming up, I really wanted to get into that dreaded word, “politics.” Like you, I have very definitive ideas on the subject. But team members remind me that politics and religion (two of my favorite subjects, by the way) shouldn’t find their way into my publisher’s letters. And so it shall be.
We Oughta Be in Pictures!! - Comstock's magazine

Sep 1, 2024 | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

Our region has long been one of Hollywood’s well-known secrets. Because of the area’s natural beauty and close to year-round clement weather (the two compelling reasons that made filmmakers leave New York in the early 1920s for a stronghold in Southern California), movies, TV shows and commercials have been shot here for years.
The Timeless Value of Associations - Comstock's magazine

Aug 1, 2024 | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

This story is part of our August 2024 issue. To subscribe, click here. With this summer being especially intense from a 24-hour news-cycle standpoint — from people trying to sabotage French trains heading to the Olympics to an assassination attempt, from a U.S. president abandoning his campaign for reelection to intentional wildfires — I wanted to tone things down a bit for this month’s letter. So I’m turning my attention to a less volatile but still important subject: trade associations.
A Day in the Life of Comstock’s Publisher - Comstock's magazine

Jul 11, 2024 | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

This story is part of our July 2024 issue. To subscribe, click here. In a bygone era, they used to say “A woman’s work is never done.” Frankly, that statement feels very familiar to me. I’ve been a bit of a workaholic for many decades, starting at a very young age (dare I say 12). These days, my feet hit the floor at 7:30 a.m. My mornings begin with a brisk 3-mile walk (5 miles and more on weekends). On these walks I pick up trash along my route: two to four bags’ worth of trash is not uncommon.
The Marvel of Milestones - Comstock's magazine

Jun 30, 2024 | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

As this magazine celebrates its 35th year of publication with this very issue, I find myself thinking about both the seriousness and the joy of most things in life, while I think about milestones generally. The seriousness is when we commemorate, rather than celebrate, the anniversary of significant and sometimes tragic events in our history. But on the other side of the ledger are the joyous markers: a wedding anniversary, a birthday, a birth.