Personal Essays
Daily practice redux
Apr 3, 2009 | 4 Comments

Robert Louis Stevenson may have written the bulk of the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde during a single 6-day cocaine binge, but it takes me days or even weeks (apparently) to complete a single blog post.

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Future of Journalism
Dear Steve Jobs: Please help us save journalism
Mar 23, 2009 | No Comments

Can new technology revive an ailing industry? If so, it’s going to take something a lot cooler than the $359 Kindle.

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Recent Publications
The Mayor of Belden Place
The Mayor of Belden Place
Apr 2, 2009 | Comments Off

Like in any small town, there’s one man on Belden Place whom everyone seems to know.
65° Magazine


Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens
Nov 23, 2008 | 1 Comment

From late-’60s art student to big-budget metteur en scene, Annie Leibovitz captures the celebrity soul.
San Francisco Chronicle


Chickens and the Egg
Chickens and the Egg
Oct 29, 2008 | No Comments

Thanks to Olivera Egg Farm and its 700,000 chickens, country life is not all sunshine and butterflies.
SF Bay Guardian



Environment
Chickens and the Egg
Chickens and the Egg

Thanks to Olivera Egg Farm and its 700,000 chickens, country life is not all sunshine and butterflies.
SF Bay Guardian

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Interviews
Friendship Cove
Friendship Cove

Montreal’s DIY labor-of-love venue: Jack Dylan tells all. WAR Magazine

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Art
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens

From late-’60s art student to big-budget metteur en scene, Annie Leibovitz captures the celebrity soul.
San Francisco Chronicle

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Music
The LA “anti-scene” guerrillas
The LA

Rainbow Arabia make dance mayhem with Middle Eastern guitar, microtonal keys.
SF Bay Guardian

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Writing on Writing
In honor of National Novel Writing Month, a story from last year
In honor of National Novel Writing Month, a story from last year

It may be a crazy gimmick, but for the many working parents who participate, NaNoWriMo is not about becoming a professional novelist; it’s about making good on a lifelong dream.

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