Writing

A Selection of Writing from Retail Dive

• Pay it down: How millennials’ relationships with credit cards will change retail

• A timeline of J. Crew’s rise and fall

• What went wrong at David’s Bridal?

• 5 innovative experiential stores in NYC

• The winners and losers of Black Friday 2018

  A comprehensive list can be found here.

The Indy List

I wrote a weekly column for Washington City Paper called The Indy List that featured independent retail, artists, makers, and events in the D.C. area. 

Everything Must Go

I wrote an investigative piece regarding the disappearing independent retail scene in D.C. It was a Washington City Paper cover story. You can read it here. 

The Washington Post

The Post produces an annual Spring Cleaning Guide where experts suggest what people should toss from their lives. I explain why people should get rid of investment clothes. 

Prescribed Pain

I wrote a cover story for Washington City Paper about the intersection of the opioid epidemic and chronic pain. 

Women in D.C. face Obstacles at every step of pregnancy and childbirth

In 2018 Washington, D.C. reported one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation. I co-wrote an investigative report about why D.C. mothers keep dying. You can read the cover story here.

Buy D.C. 

Buy D.C. was a weekly column featuring local retailers around a central theme that I wrote and photographed for Washington City Paper from 2014-2017. 

Best Of Washington, D.C. Retail 

I frequently write about the best retail spaces and people in D.C. (partial list) 

• Best Up-and-Coming Portrait Artist - Kenadi Johnson

• Best Place to Prep for a Bath - Take Care

• Best Locksmith - Golden Hands Locksmith

• Best Spot for a Luxe Men's Haircut - Wise Owl Club

• Best Place to Shop for Foodies - Hill's Kitchen

• Best Place to Stock Up on Wine for a Party - Cork Market

• Best Place to Get a Vintage Wedding Dress - PollySue's Vintage

• Best Indie Bookstore - East City Bookshop

• Best Place to Get a Suit Education - Ezra Paul Clothing

• Best Place to Rent a Tux - Geoffrey Lewis

Fashion / Relationship Columnist 

I wrote a fashion and relationship column for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy for two years. (partial list)

• 5 Ways Your Dating Life May Be Driving Your Friends Crazy

• The Ex Files: Are There New Rules of Engagement?

• Why Victoria's Secret Should Be Your Secret Too

• Public Parting: How Social Media Has Changed Breakups

Other fun stuff

• I've written book reviews for Elle magazine. You can find one here and here.

• Here's an article I wrote for The Write Life about the Dear David ghost story.

• I love writing about makers. Here's a guide I wrote for a D.C.-based craft show, Crafty Bastards.

• Here are some links from The Good Men Project - "5 Best Relationship Podcasts," and, "That Time When it Took a Law to Get Me to do the Right Thing"

• Here's how I stumbled my way into a solution, "A Smarter Way to Manage Pick Your Brain Requests" for the Write Life.

Nonprofit Writing 

My favorite nonprofit writing projects: 

• Writing and project managing the Accessibility Guide for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

• Writing the official guide to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Opening. Some of it is here.