Writing

CULTURE

'The Face of Black Snowboarding' is 'Looking for the Next Me' for The New York Times

Family History, Uncovered in Quarantine for The New York Times

The Quiet Rise of Martin Truex Jr. for The New York Times

Southern is Not a Style for The New York Times

From Tragedy to Triumph: Nida Allam's History-Making Journey for The Bitter Southerner (featured on Longreads)

I Think I'm Going to Miss Being Locked Down for The Guardian

Biking Across the Ocean... Kinda for The Radavist

These Adults Moved Back with Mom and Dad During the Pandemic. Did They Regret It? for The Guardian

How Mick Jagger Rocked a Plucky Charlotte Dive Bar for Garden & Gun

Dispatch from a Most Ridiculous Bike Race for Bicycling Magazine

On Climbing While Clydesdale for Bicycling Magazine

Finding Mississippi John Hurt for Salvation South

Seeds For Marvin for Salvation South

The A-to-Zs of Record Collecting for Discogs

NASCAR’S Big Star: Brehanna Daniels is Having a Good Year for Victory Journal

How I Learned to Shoot from a Pair of Green Berets for Guns and Ammo/AR-15 Magazine

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TRAVEL

The East Coast Greenway is Becoming One of America's Most Visited Outdoor Spaces for Condé Nast Traveler

Exploring Ancient Italian Villages, Our Ten-Month-Old in Tow for The Toronto Star

Where Do the Travel Writers Long to Travel? for The Toronto Star

Five Sites That Tell North Carolina's Civil Rights Story for Our State Magazine

The South’s Best Pizza for Southern Living

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PERSONAL ESSAY

My Family’s Secret Recipe for Immortality for Catapult

Language Lessons at Crook's Corner for The Bitter Southerner

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

Coney Island and the New York We Left Behind for Age of Awareness

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REPORTING

Race for Coronavirus Vaccine Pits Spy Against Spy for The New York Times (front page, Sunday Edition)

In North Carolina's Research Triangle, Progressives Harbor Hope for The New York Times

Isaias Pummels the East Coast for The New York Times

An Invisible Line Cleaves a Region into Political Camps for The New York Times

For 39 Years, All About Beer Shaped the Craft Beer Scene. This is How it Collapsed for Indy Week

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SATIRE

What the Fuck is a Tie, Anyway? for Wry Times

12 Hollywood Sequels Least Likely to Make it Out of Development Hell for Wry Times

The United States of Springsteen for Wry Times

Dear Scientists, Have You Tried Curing COVID-19 with Some Motherfucking James Gang? for Wry Times

Autumnal Chicken Recipe for Wry Times

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