Writer with a talent for getting lost. "STRAITJACKETS AND LUNCH MONEY" "FROM CHERNOBYL WITH LOVE" "EXILED" @Univnebpress @SmithsonianMag @atavist @PopMech
San Luis Obispo, CA
Joined January 2009
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My latest for @PopMech is about the lab that helped bring a serial killer to justice popularmechanics.com/science…
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I'm so excited for the print resurgence that I'm convinced is (hopefully) coming.
LIFE returns to print 11.23.26.
Read our Editors’ Letter and learn more about the new LIFE here: new.life.com
Echo with @CPJour students. If only she kept her eyes open she might have a chance.
Back in Mendocino County reporting for the upcoming winter issue of @AltaJournal on the history of a little community of dreamers, artists and others.
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Abortion rights in Argentina and Chile are facing renewed scrutiny as conservative and religious movements gain influence. #IWMFGrantees Marta Facchini and Sophia Boddenberg report for Deutschlandfunk Kultur on the changing political landscape of abortion: deutschlandfunkkultur.de/chi…
I enjoyed talking to Nicholas Graham Hall about mental illness and more on his Human Canvas Podcast.
youtube.com/watch?v=JoNH9XvD…
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LAST DAY to apply 📣 Join our team! CPJ is currently #hiring a Specialist Editor, Asia-Pacific, to write, edit, and publish a range of content aligned with CPJ’s press freedom mission and regional priorities. This remote role is based in the Asia-Pacific region.
🗓️ Deadline is September 20, 2026
Apply: cpjorg.bamboohr.com/careers/…
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Online violence against women isn't virtual: 42% of surveyed women journalists report it spilling into the physical world.
Join @IWMF’s Juanita Islas at #UNGA81 with @UNESCO & @UN_Women to tackle tech-facilitated GBV.
📅 Sep 21, 13:15
📍 UN HQ, NYC
🔗 bit.ly/IWMF_UNGA81
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Come see me in Cleveland this weekend! I’ll be talking true crime and signing copies of my new book at the downtown library this Saturday at 2 pm! cpl.libcal.com/event/1538083…
I got to write about the history of backpacks for the latest issue of @SmithsonianMag The history of my current backpack begins with a zipper breaking midway between CA and India. smithsonianmag.com/innovatio…
Nice to see Straitjackets and Lunch Money here as well as Bearded Lady
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I’m giving away two signed copies of my new true crime thriller, A Cruise to Nowhere! If you’d like to enter your name simply repost or respond. I’ll choose the random winners tomorrow. amazon.com/Cruise-Nowhere-Se…
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Echo is excited about my next read - an honest and humorous memoir by Allison Landa @WoodhallPress
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LAST DAY 📣 CPJ is #hiring a part-time East Asia Researcher. This is a remote position for candidates based in Asia, with a preference for Taipei. The position will support CPJ by researching press freedom issues in the East Asia region, primarily in China and Hong Kong.
Apply now: cpjorg.bamboohr.com/careers/…
Not my usual beat, but reporting from Montecito on the departing royals for The New York Times was, well, interesting shall we say. My credit is at the end after the quote from a college kid I convinced to talk to me. Also cornered Buz. nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/pr…
have avoided reading about this because I just can't take dead dog stories in fiction or real life. But this piece by Allison Landa for @AltaJournal offers the unique viewpoint of an author who knows the situation intimately and a happy ending. altaonline.com/dispatches/a7…
This story by Masha Hamilton is an example of what journalism does best, make you think about things from a different perspective. theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i…
Brave reporting by Alex Ronan for the @atavist
A difficult but important read that makes you think – as good stories do –about what you would do in the same situation. No easy answers here. magazine.atavist.com/2026/pi…
