These samples include work from staff jobs and freelancing. I’ve gotten to report from courtrooms, concerts, bars + restaurants, homicide scenes, political rallies, protests, plus my desk and my Brooklyn apartment. While I am trained in writing breaking news, I appreciate experimenting with many forms and have been fortunate to grow by working with a lot of editors.
Features
Abortion politics get a post-Dobbs rebrand, Axios, 2023
The voice note boom, Axios, 2023
What it’s actually like to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in America, NowThis, 2021
“No closure of college”: What it’s like to graduate during a pandemic, NowThis, 2020
How do you manage money during coronavirus? NowThis, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine: What you need to know about the drug that Trump keeps pushing, NowThis, 2020
A brighter future for run-down basketball courts, The Atlantic's CityLab, 2018
Why midwives are fast becoming more popular than OBGYNs, The Daily Beast, 2018
These women are aiming to tackle global problems — and make money doing it, CNBC, 2017
A new, personalized vaccine is being tested on the deadliest cancers in America, CNBC, 2018
News writing
Democrats’ bold plan to expand SCOTUS faces roadblocks from GOP — and other Democrats, NowThis, 2021
4 cops fired after Black man who pleaded “I can’t breathe" died in police custody, NowThis, 2020
At George Floyd’s funeral, a certainty that he changed the world, NowThis, 2020
Trump threatens to “close down” social media after Twitter fact-checks him, NowThis, 2020
Man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery’s killing has been arrested, NowThis, 2020
Trump says he’ll Halt World Health Organization funding — but can he? NowThis, 2020
Obit for Texas man who died of COVID-19 blames Trump, Gov. Abbott, & anti-maskers, NowThis, 2020
Far-right firebrand Laura Loomer wins GOP primary in Trump's Florida district, NowThis, 2020
Interviews
This historian could change how you think about George Washington, NowThis, 2020
Sharp women writers: An interview with Michelle Dean, Longreads, 2018
A history of reproductive rights, told for teenagers, NowThis, 2020
After a decade in office, Sen. Amy Klobuchar is getting down to business, The Riveter Magazine, 2017
Reported essays
How to rescue women from the historical dustbin, Lapham's Quarterly, 2018
What it's like to shop when you can't shop in a store, Racked, 2018
Column/personal
The daunting plight of the career-minded woman, The Week, 2018
Instagram's female gaze, The Week, 2018
Word games, Gossamer, 2018
Profile
Resurrecting America’s great old diners, by moving them across state lines, Atlas Obscura, 2016
This district judge runs a drug court after losing his daughter to heroin, Star Tribune, 2016
Courtroom sketching: our eye into how criminal justice is served, Star Tribune, 2015
Disrupt the hush: gospel singer’s song becomes protest anthem, Star Tribune, 2015
Star Tribune beat reporting (I wrote hundreds of stories including breaking news, features, arts + entertainment coverage)
Amazon adds jobs in Shakopee, but how will workers get there? Star Tribune, 2016
Minnesota casinos brainstorm to bring next generation to the table, Star Tribune, 2016
Seeking to cut drug arrests, Shakopee police offer addicts money to stay clean, Star Tribune, 2016
One obstacle to police body cameras: money, Star Tribune, 2016
Neighbors rally after a double farm tragedy near Jordan, Star Tribune, 2016
Prior Lake couple sentenced for tax fraud that targeted immigrants, Star Tribune, 2016
Libertarian Gary Johnson charms crowds in Shakopee, Star Tribune, 2016
Partisanship popping up in usually nonpartisan local races, Star Tribune, 2016
A woman’s plea for peace after fatal shooting of 2-year-old in Minneapolis, Star Tribune, 2016