Stuff I’ve Written
The New York Times
“We Didn’t See Our Kids for 109 Days”
Vice
“My Dad Tried to Tame a Wolf.”
“The Sessions Where Working-Class Democrats Learn to Take Down to GOP”
“Hanging Out with America’s Elite, Underappreciated Court Reporters.”
“An Exhausting Day in the Life of a Gas Station Employee”
“Addicted to the Lottery” Why People Buy False Hope and Lottery Tickets”
“What Happens When Your Military Record Burns Up in a Fire?”
“On-Demand Fuel Services Could Make Gas Station Go Extinct”
“Oklahoma Plans to Execute Richard Glossip Today Despite Doubts About His Guilt”
“Meet the Tattooed Populist Shaking Up Pennsylvania’s Senate Race”
“Meet the Canadian Activist Putting Climate Change Warnings on Gas Pumps”
“Talking to an Attorney for the Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Who Just Avoided Execution”
The Washington Post
“The First Step Act released them from prison. Then the government tried to lock them back up.”
“Coping with a pet’s accidental death - especially when you blame yourself”
“The Iditarod is hounded by cruelty allegations, infighting and a doping scandal”
Contributor Credit": “House Democrats in Trump districts resist liberal pressure on impeachment”
The Outline
“The rise of on-demand fuel means the poor will inherit gas stations”
“The anarchist who wants to abolish government…by joining it”
“Servers are making memes about us”
“The restaurant industry has a mental health crisis”
“Working in the restaurant industry will haunt your dreams”
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
2007 Golden Quill Award finalist": “Ethnic Taunts Follow Fox Chapel Player”
See my Tribune-Review archive here.
Beijing Review
The Atlantic
“Why Immigrant Business Owners Are Conflicted About Trump”
MEL
“The Sadness and Thrill of Drinking Alone”
“Why are childhood chores a dying practice?”
“Axe Throwing is Everywhere Right Now.”
“Don’t Let Coronavirus Tattoos Get Under Your Skin”
Narrative.ly
“The Hidden History of Gas Station Bathrooms, By a Man Who Cleans Them”
Prevention
“The Restaurant Industry Had a Contagion Issue Before the Pandemic”
New Yinzer
See my Bedford Gazette archive here.