Clips
Here are some of the things I’ve published, available online and not. PDFs of many articles are available on request.
2009:
“Picnic Society,” ReadyMade magazine, June/July 2009
“Scattershot, Desperate, and Sleazy,” N+1, June 20009
“Comfort Food” (1940s food writer MFK Fisher inspires a new generation of bons vivants to discover the pleasures of simple food and good company), ReadyMade Magazine, February/March 2009
2008:
“It’s Your Factory,” GOOD Magazine, November/December 2008
Review of A Map of Home, by Randa Jarrar, L Magazine, September 24, 2008
“Room and Board: How an artistic couple transformed their blank-slate rental loft into a cozy live/work abode.” ReadyMade Magazine, Aug/Sept 2008
“Retrieval: The Sheep Look Up, by John Brunner.” Seed Magazine, August 2008
“Retrieval: Of A Fire On the Moon, by Norman Mailer.” Seed Magazine, June 2008
“Shop Girl: An urbanite learns design-and-build skills in the wilds of Vermont.” ReadyMade Magazine, June/July 2008
“Museum: The Peenemünde Center, Peenemünde, Germany,” Seed Magazine, April 2008
2007:
“Survival of the Grittiest: Portland’s Urban Scout heads back to the land,” ReadyMade Magazine, August/September, 2007
“Death Becomes Her: An artist rethinks the look of the afterlife,” ReadyMade Magazine, August/September, 2007
“Girl, Lightly Medicated,” The Brooklyn Rail, June, 2007
“My Father and His Daughter,” SMITH. June 15, 2007
Review of The Revolution Will Not be Microwaved, by Sandor Ellix Katz, ReadyMade Magazine, Feb/March 2007
2006:
“Better Living Through Chemistry,” Seedmagazine.com, November 5, 2006
“The New Leave No Trace,” Seedmagazine.com, November 1, 2006
“The Coffee Incident,” Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, October 1, 2006
“Lessons in Trompe L’oeil: Decoradar’s team of artists creates museum-worthy murals,” ReadyMade Magazine, April/May 2006
“Re-View” (five short book reviews), ReadyMade Magazine, April/May 2006
“Sail Away: Specialty travel agents sell a glimpse into maritime life,” Atlantica, March/April 2006
“Love What You’ve Done With the Place: Warm up your cold hotel room with do-it-yourself nichos,” Atlantica, March/April 2006
Review of Melissa Holbrook Pierson’s The Place You Love Is Gone, The Village Voice, March 16, 2006
“Re-View” (five short book reviews), ReadyMade Magazine, Feb/March 2006: Download PDF
“Good to Go: Flying coach? Spoil yourself—no one else is going to do it,” Atlantica, Jan/Feb 2006
“Exhaling With Maria,” in What Would MacGyver Do? True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life, ed. Brendan Vaughan. New York: Hudson Sreet Press, 2006
“Relationship Skills I Learned While Reading Black’s Law Dictionary, 2nd Pocket Ed.” (list), in Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney’s Book of Lists, ed. McSweeney’s. New York: Vintage, 2006
Research assistant on Get A Hobby!: 101 All-Consuming Diversions For Any Lifestyle, by Tina Barseghian. New York: Collins, 2007
2005:
“Tape Race: Wrap stars battle in the Big Apple,” ReadyMade online, December 2005
“Casting Call,” ReadyMade Magazine, November/December 2005
“Drama King,” The Washington Post Magazine, November 6, 2005
“Garden State: Behold The Power of Cheese,” The Ithaca Accomplice, May 12, 2005
“Travel Diary: New York,” The Ithaca Accomplice, May 12, 2005
“‘Til the Fat Man Sings: Filmmaker Michael Moore sets his sights on the President, the media, and the war in Iraq,” The Ithaca Accomplice, May 12, 2005
2003:
“This Old Forest: Home Depot Pitches in to Help Indonesia’s Forests,” Nature Conservancy Magazine, Spring 2003: Download PDF
“ForesTrade Wins Sustainable Business Award” and “A Healthy Dose of Recognition for Johnson & Johnson,” Nature Conservancy Magazine, Spring 2003: Download PDF
Review of Insect Lives: Stories of Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World, by Erich Hoyt and Ted Schultz, Nature Conservancy Magazine
Review of The Living Great Lakes: Exploring North America’s Inland Seas, by Jerry Dennis, Nature Conservancy Magazine
Review of Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise, by Gaylord Nelson, Nature Conservancy Magazine
Review of The World Atlas of Biodiversity: Earth’s Living Resources in the 21st Century, by Brian Groombridge and Martin D. Jenkins, Nature Conservancy Magazine
Review of Sibley’s Birding Basics, by David Allen Sibley, Nature Conservancy Magazine
Review of Searching for Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez: A Makeshift Expedition Along Baja’s Desert Coast, by Andromeda Romero-Lax, Nature Conservancy Magazine
Review of Reefs and Rainforests: The Natural Heritage of Malaysian Borneo, by Murray S. Kaufman, Nature Conservancy Magazine
2002:
Review of Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale, by Catherine Orenstein, Willamette Week, August 7, 2002
“The Subcontinental Shopper,” Willamette Week, July 24, 2002
Review of A Common Pornography, by Kevin Sampsell, Willamette Week, June 5, 2002
Review of A Cup of Light, by Nicole Mones, Willamette Week, June 5, 2002
Music blurbs: Yume Bitsu and Friend/Enemy, Willamette Week, May 29, 2002
“Not For Credit,” Willamette Week, Summer Guide 2002: Download PDF
“The Handheld Vacation” (summer books), Willamette Week, Summer Guide 2002
“Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead: Despite injury, sickness and toil, 31Knots cruises,” Willamette Week, April 24, 2002: Download PDF
Review of Nelson’s Run, by Peter Bacho, Willamette Week, May 15 2002
“Tropical Expression,” (interview with Chad Crouch of Blanket Music), Willamette Week, April 17, 2002
Review of Saugus to the Sea, by Bill Brown, Willamette Week, April 17, 2002
Music blurb: 31Knots, Willamette Week, March 27, 2002
Review of Power Politics, by Arundhati Roy, Willamette Week, March 20, 2002
