Selected Work
My freelance journalism has appeared in national and local outlets including The Atlantic, Smithsonian, Washington City Paper, Literary Hub, and The Toast. I primarily cover business and arts & culture, with an eye for offbeat topics and surprising angles.
From 2017-2020, I created Summerhouse, a digital magazine celebrating D.C.’s distinctive creative underground. After successfully Kickstarting the project and receiving local press coverage, I edited and published a 36-page print zine and a collection of 12 digital stories featuring work from 30+ writers and artists.
Behind the scenes, I’m an editor at 730DC, a daily newsletter that connects 21,000+ Washingtonians to their city, to its communities, and to one another. From January through July 2020, I also regularly fact checked articles for Knowable Magazine.
Recent Features
Why Players Around the World Gobbled Up Pac-Man / Smithsonian
The Colorful History of the Troll Doll / Smithsonian
A Brief History of the Crock Pot / Smithsonian (Also a featured pick on Longreads and The Rumpus)
The History of the StairMaster / Smithsonian
In the Midst of a Pandemic, Tattoo Artists Prepare to Get Back to Work / Washington City Paper
For These Local Artists, Essential Work Was the Foundation of a Creative Life. Now What? / Washington City Paper
Without Craft Fairs, D.C.’s Artists And Makers Find That Going Online Isn’t So Easy / DCist
A Gathering of the Zines / CityLab
Criticism & Essays
Two Graphic Novels Ask: Why Have Children in an Uncertain World? / Literary Hub
Lisa Hanawalt: Drawing Progressive Westerns From the Horse’s Perspective / Literary Hub
The Significance of the Mall on Stranger Things / The Atlantic
Big Little Lies’ Gordon Is Apparently a Massive Attack Fan / Mixmag
From Game of Thrones to The Witch, 2016 was packed with hypercompetent teen girl antiheroes / Vox
Research
Primetime (Vox, 2019)
Lead researcher for a podcast about television and presidential history, hosted by Emily VanDerWerff
Produced 300+ tightly-condensed pages of exploratory research supporting the podcast’s first season
Provided thoughtful analysis, including the thesis for ep. 3 (“The Fictional Presidencies of Hillary Clinton”)
The World in a Grain (Penguin Random House, 2018)
Fact checker and research assistant for a PEN-nominated nonfiction book about global impact of sand mining
10-15 hours/week of dedicated assistance
Logistics support, including travel and database management