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I'm a fiction writer, fiction editor, former staffer at The New Yorker, Forbes Inc, and New York Times Custom Publishing. My editorial work has appeared in a variety of magazines (all of the way from Maxim to Good Housekeeping). My copy writing has been featured in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Condé Nast Traveler.
I am the recipient of scholarships to Bread Loaf Writers' Conference (a difficult award to get) and Summer Literary Seminars in Russia.
I've been anthologized in four times. My nonfiction has been praised in The New York Times. My work as an editor was lauded in Esquire.
I have an MFA from Columbia University and a screenplay of mine was once optioned by a major film production company.
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Category Archives: Freelance Writing
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.
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
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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A Bread Loaf Waiter’s Life for Me
I’d hoped to blog a bit from Bread Loaf. I’d hoped to document the “waitership” experience. No go. Too much is going on and too much to comment upon. But I have got to say: except for Dave Koch’s account … Continue reading
