I began writing a monthly column for The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sunday “Currents” section in September. My most recent one ran on Easter. It’s about a school’s decision to a gender-neutral bathroom. It was inspired by a former student who is…
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Fun features
One of the best things about my job is the variety. I’m a regular contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s feature section. This week, you can read my story about Jersey, a therapy dog on staff at Drexel University. Other recent…
Legacy.com’s “The Recipe Vault”
A new feature on Legacy.com is “The Recipe Vault,” which asks food folks to share a recipe that has reminds them of someone they’ve loved and lost. My first one featured Dan Pashman, host of WNYC’s “Sporkful” and author of…
A NJ Yankee in Phillies’ territory
My March column for the Currents section in The Philadelphia Inquirer is about baseball and how I came to be a Yankee fan. It’s meant to show the importance of family and tradition. Not everyone agreed, of course, and some…
Winning a 1st place Keystone Award for Feature Writing — The Story I Fought to Write
I was honored to be named the winner of a Keystone Award for Feature Writing The Keystones go the best of Pennsylvania journalism. My article, which was published in City Paper in May, told the story of the unlikely friendship…
More from City Paper
Let’s stick to a theme. I’d like to share two recent pieces I wrote for Philadelphia City Paper. The first is about the HiV-fighting drug Truvada and how it can make a huge difference in people’s lives, and yet not…
City Paper cover story
Barbershops are more than places to get a hair cut. They’re gathering places, make-shift therapy offices, news centers. My latest story in City Paper looks at some local barber shops and outreach organizations using their influence for everything from violence…
Food, glorious food
I’ve been doing a fair share of food writing recently. My latest story appeared this week in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The subject? To tip or not to tip? That’s not a question at these Philly restaurants. In January, I looked…
Some recent favorites from legacy.com: Johnny Cash, Patrice O’Neal, Nick Drake, Elizabeth Edwards and Ed Sullivan
Writing for the website legacy.com continues to be a fun and interesting job. I’m sharing a few posts from the last few months. The goal of each: To tell you something about someone you hadn’t known before. Read about how…
Welcome back! Post 1– “Remembering Mom”
I’ve let this site slide for too long. I pledge to post at least once a week for the next year. I’ll be sharing some stories that have already been published but are special to me as well as new…