Category Archives: Freelance Writing

Interviewing Etgar Keret

He’s Israel’s top writer, a man whose work I adore—and I got to spend two hours with him for Guernica.  In America, where writers are preoccupied with the craft of writing, I always try to introduce this concept of the … Continue reading

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Pleasure is the Business

I love this comment “strober” wrote on the Delta piece I did for the The Atlantic’s website: great feature here – only way to do business is to mix in a bit of pleasure. Thank you for the tips! That’s … Continue reading

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Blogging for The Atlantic

As I’d noted earlier, I’ll be writing an occasional blog for The Atlantic on business trends. The link is here and it’ll be updated on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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My Google Maps Piece is up

As noted earlier, I wrote a piece for The Atlantic, using Google Maps. It was a highly complex project and difficult to execute–I wrote pithy listings for some 125 spots all over the world. I also provided the client with … Continue reading

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Ask Me Anything About Bourbon

I just rewrote the entire website for an ultra-premium bourbon company. I wrote thousands of words and did a lot of research on bourbon, its history, and the proper way to drink it. Now, I know a great deal more … Continue reading

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Museyon Guides: Praised in The New York Times

A book I contributed to, Museyon Guides Film + Travel: North America was praised in The New York Times. My segment on the South, which included Deliverance and Gone With the Wind, was mentioned with praise. From the banjo and … Continue reading

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What It’s Like to be a Bread Loaf Waiter

I’d hoped to blog a bit from Bread Loaf. I’d hoped to document the “waitership” experience. I’ve been been given this once-in-a-lifetime scholarship, and I wanted to document it, minute by minute. No go. There’s just too much is going … Continue reading

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