Selection of Published Pieces
The Christian Science Monitor
Article + Photos
Amanda Simpson can’t remember the last time she bought a new bar of soap. Her friends at a local resort give her the half-used bars and small bottles of shampoo left behind by tourists. Sometimes her mother sends her money from England, but with a caveat: Please don’t spend this on hay. Which of course she does, because everything goes to the ponies.
But these are not just any ponies. They’re a rare breed called the Skyrian horse, and they’re endemic to the wind-swept island of Skíros in the Aegean Sea.
The New York Times
Essay + Photos
Three years ago, when I lived along Fourth Avenue in South Brooklyn, the street had begun its transition. I lived in a brand-new apartment building that looked as if it belonged in a Houston suburb. A cafe called Mule (horse and deer were big that year) had opened across the street. There was talk of condos and boutique hotels.
But across the street there was one last bastion of the old neighborhood, called Luna’s Tire Shop.
The New York Times
Essay + Photos
Brighton Beach conjures plastic swans, women in tight pants, men in small bathing suits, and deep-fried dough with surprise morsels inside. The neighborhood is defined by contradictions: deep shadows and bright light.
The roar from the train tracks contrasts with the stillness of tiny bungalow lanes. And many of its residents, among them Russians, East European Jews, Pakistanis and Mexicans, seem to be living out lives that stand in contrast with their sometimes somber pasts.
Youth Today/Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Article + photos
NEW YORK — It was 40 degrees and drizzling, and it would not be easy to get the kids to school today. Meaghan Holley, a 30-year-old community worker, was puffy-eyed and had already stepped in dog excrement outside the apartment complex, yet she moved through the building on Dix Avenue in Far Rockaway, New York, with a mix of sleepy determination and cheer.
She knocked softly but briskly on the first door. “Good morning, Love Bugs, it’s a beautiful day!” she said through the door. “Psych. It’s actually really gross out. But we still have to get up and go to school!”
California Business Journal
Content Marketing Article
It was a relatively simple essay question on a business school application but James Vuong spent three months hiding out in a local Starbucks, writing, reflecting and rewriting in order to answer it truthfully. The question was “What matters most to you, and why?” He finally concluded that what he wanted most out of life was to make an impact, specifically giving people access to opportunities.
Matador Network
Content Marketing Article
The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel can be summed up in three Ws: warm Gulf waters, white-sand beaches, and wildlife. All three are accessible and family friendly — with bike lanes, beach trams, and boardwalks to boot — and a million and one activities will get you experiencing each.
Kayak through nature preserves, explore the history of the barrier islands, spot dolphins while parasailing over Estero Bay, and take your seashell game to the next level. If you need more reasons, we got ’em below.