FEATURES
Forced to flee Kabul last August, 15 young Afghan women find an academic home at Brown // Brown University
I spoke with a handful of Afghan students who, in the wake of the Taliban’s return to power, left their families behind and overcame incredible obstacles to continue their studies.
Kate and Petruchio, revisited // Colorado Shakespeare Festival
The leads of “The Taming of the Shrew” opened up to me about romance, aging and revisiting these tricky roles.
A son tells his mother’s story through dance // CU Presents
To promote an upcoming performance, I broke from my typical press release format to tell the intertwined stories of a choreographer and his Yemeni mother.
The Blue Angels are back // Seattle Times
This front-page feature sent me up in the air — and tantalizingly close to the tip of the Space Needle — with the most impressive fliers in the world.
Skykomish uprooted by massive cleanup project // Seattle Times
For decades, a heavy oil fuel leeched into the ground beneath Skykomish, a tiny Washington mountain town. The decontamination project saw a whole town raised on stilts and temporarily moved.
Ten Years Later // Oregon Daily Emerald
On the 10th anniversary of a deadly shooting at Thurston High School, I spoke with educators and alumni about how they are still healing and grieving.
Comic therapy // Palo Alto Weekly
I chatted with a trio of women comedians — among them James Franco’s mother! — who use their humor and intelligence to write provocative, thought-provoking sketch comedy.
At home alone // Monterey County Weekly
I rode along with a Monterey street sweeper who works when everyone else is sleeping. His mantra is simple: “I don’t bother nobody, nobody bother me.”
PRESS RELEASES
How should Providence public schools spend $100,000? That’s up to these middle schoolers // Brown University
In order to demonstrate Brown’s deep investment in Providence public schools, I wrote about a participatory budgeting event, facilitated by Brown, that gave 120 middle schoolers the power to decide how to spend $100,000 on their school district.
To advance research on incarceration, Brown acquires personal papers of prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal // Brown University
I worked with leaders across Brown to raise awareness of a new library collection that shed light on the incarcerated life of Mumia Abu-Jamal, whose arrest and sentencing stirred fierce national debate about racial injustice.
The cost of the global war on terror: $6.4 trillion and 801,000 lives // Brown University
My press release on a pair of reports released by Brown’s Costs of War project, which provide a comprehensive estimate of the financial and human cost of America’s post-9/11 conflicts, is still cited in news coverage years later.
CU Dance brings female Hip-Hop luminaries to Boulder // CU Presents
I delved into Denver’s fascinating underground b-girl scene in a series of interviews with female Hip-Hop dancers.
BREAKING NEWS
Man shot on bus near Kent // The Seattle Times
I broke the news when a 30-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds in an altercation on a King County Metro Transit bus, the latest in a series of violent incidents on public transit.
‘Are you safe?’ Many in Seattle area wait anxiously for word // The Seattle Times
Seattle-area residents with friends and relatives in Japan were shaken up in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in the country.
Obituary: Craig Watjen, Microsoft alum, ‘Ancient Mariner,’ music patron // Seattle Times
Writing the obituary for this towering Seattle figure involved outreach to music luminaries, science foundations, sports franchises and big-name tech executives — including, yes, Bill Gates.
Pacifica Forum calls for Bush’s impeachment // Oregon Daily Emerald
At just 19, I learned valuable lessons about how to keep a level head while interviewing and writing about Holocaust deniers.
REVIEWS & OPINION
Review: A stirring Beethoven’s Ninth with RI Phil, Providence Singers // Broadway World
This Ninth performance wasn’t perfect, but it conveyed the sorrow, loss and tentative hope for the future we were all feeling in the waning days of the pandemic.
Morlot, Mix-A-Lot and Music’s Future // Second Inversion
My take on a buzzy collaboration between the Seattle Symphony and Sir Mix-a-Lot.
A Talk with Anonymous 4 // Second Inversion
I asked a member of Anonymous 4 about the group’s imminent breakup and their latest collaboration with composer David Lang.
WEBSITES
I worked with multiple stakeholders to craft written content for the following Brown University sites:
For more examples of my writing, see this blog post.
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