I am a writer, musician, record label owner, expatriated New Yorker and grown boy from the Jersey Shore based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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*(It’s pronounced “Ven-you-toll-oh Mon-tove-ah-nee”)
Writing
CULTURE
Southern is Not a Style for The New York Times
NASCAR’S Big Star: Brehanna Daniels is Having a Good Year for Victory Journal
The South’s Best Pizza for Southern Living
Scene Report: Rock in Cleveland for Bandcamp
Charlotte’s Rich Pageant: On the Ground at the Coca Cola 600 for Indy Week
Sweeping Up: A Delightful Visit to the Triangle Curling Club for Indy Week
REPORTING
Isaias Pummels the East Coast for The New York Times
For 39 Years, All About Beer Shaped the Craft Beer Scene. This is How it Collapsed for Indy Week
PERSONAL ESSAY
My Family’s Secret Recipe for Immortality for Catapult
Lessons in Waiting for Yes for The Millions
In Search Of: Grandmas for Catapult
That Time Sturgill Simpson Gave Me His Door Money for Cuepoint Magazine
On American Pop in All Its Grotesque Beauty for Talkhouse
My Journey Back to the Bar for SOFLETE
Where I Am (On Writing) for The Writing Cooperative
SATIRE
12 Hollywood Sequels Least Likely to Make it Out of Development Hell for Wry Times
The United States of Springsteen for Wry Times
INTERVIEW
Buzz Osborne is Definitely Embracing the Rub for CLTure.org
David Cross Keeps Writing the Story the Way He Wants for CLTure.org
And They Keep Coming Back: An Interview with Jim Gaffigan for CLTure.org
Marc Rebillet's Pandemic-Proof Model for CLTure.org