Daily Candy: A trip to Minneapolis
In this travel piece for Daily Candy, I picked 15 things any visitor to Minneapolis must…
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Plate Magazine: Gluten-Free Foods
If you would have told me a few years ago that I'd dig gluten-free foods, I would have laughed. But in researching this story for Plate magazine, I discovered that gluten-free breads can bring as much to the table as their wheat-y…
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Michigan Avenue Magazine: The Gentleman Farmer
A five-page feature for Michigan Avenue magazine, in which I spent the day on Dominic and Jessica Green's farm learning about their story, getting a feel for their day-to-day tasks, then staging a farm-themed al fresco dinner photo…
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Splash: Pearl Jam, The Cubs and The City of Chicago
A really, really fun story for Splash about how Pearl Jam gives a percentage of money from every concert to arts non-profits in the cities where they're playing. For their 2013 concert at Wrigley Field, they teamed up with the Chicago Cubs…
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Splash: The Dali menu at Ing restaurant
A story on the Salvador Dali menu at iNG restaurant, a molecular gastronomy spot in the West Loop,…
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Splash: Olivia Wilde
You know those kind of interviews where every single thing the person says is gold? That was Olivia. She's intelligent, witty, enthusiastic, well-read, and has a great outlook on life and her career. This was for a Splash story in…
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Splash: Scottie and Larsa Pippen
I'm a huge Bulls fan. HUGE. And I absolutely love the NBA. Having the opportunity to kick it with Scottie Pippen and his wife, Larsa, was definitely a career…
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Splash: Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Theaster Gates
For this Splash story in early 2014, I sat down with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Theaster Gates, one of the most inspiring artists in the world. The two are working together to organically improve Chicago neighborhoods using art. Such an…
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Chicago Public Radio: Apple Pie Contest
An audio piece on an apple pie contest for WBEZ, the Chicago Public Radio affiliate. I spent several days with bakers as they prepared for the big showdown, and they were some of the nicest, warmest people I have ever interviewed — until…
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‘Briefly Knocked Unconscious by a Low-Flying Duck’
In 2012, my story "A Prostitute Comparison" appeared in 2nd Story's first anthology, "Briefly Knocked Unconscious by a Low-Flying Duck." It was published by Elephant Rock Books, and garnered really great reviews, including a starred review…
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