Monthly Archives: March 2012

An Infographic Spread in The Atlantic

  I worked on this infographic, now in the March issue of The Atlantic. Based on the working day of the school principal, I conducted many interviews, performed extensive research, and made countless revisions until it seemed just right. Check … Continue reading

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Ghost-Blogging, Twice a Day, Every Day

While also working for other clients, I’ve been blogging for a [confidential] client, twice a day, every weekday, for the last 4 months. Given that I was doing this while blogging for The Atlantic on sustainability—and working for other clients, … Continue reading

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Editing a Nobel Laureate

José Saramago is in Guernica, with a story called “Things.” It’s an early piece, brilliant, fiction that had been rejected by all the editors (yes, editors can be such jerks). I broke it into two parts so it can be … Continue reading

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AWP in Chicago

If I met you, I’m glad. I met a lot of fiction writers and liked them all (a first for me). If I didn’t—well, next time. I liked Chicago, especially The Art Institute, the Magnificent Mile, and the Chicago Tribune … Continue reading

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