In more than 25 years of writing, I’ve accumulated thousands of bylines in dozens of publications, both print and digital. My work includes social justice journalism, essays, book and music criticism, nonprofit annual reports and donor appeals, artist profiles, cultural commentary, experiential reporting, op-eds, weekly columns, articles on medical breakthroughs, ghostwriting, industry business analysis, poems, production stories, crossword puzzles, humor pieces, human interest stories, blogs, liner notes, and much more. Below is a curated sampling.
ACLU Magazine
“Priorities: Defending Democracy” — Fall 2023
“The Future of Bail Reform” — Spring 2023
“Priorities: Justice by Geography” — Spring 2023
“On Democracy’s Frontlines” — Fall 2022
“Divided Highways” — Spring 2022
“Priorities: Fighting for Fair Representation” — Spring 2022
“Restoring Asylum” — Fall 2021
“Priorities: Keeping Student Speech Free” — Fall 2021
“The Road to Reform” — Winter 2021
“Priorities: Advancing Racial Justice” — Winter 2021
“Criminal Conditions” — Summer 2020
“Priorities: Divesting the Police” — Summer 2020
“Priorities: The Fight for Asylum” — Winter 2020
Center for Constitutional Rights
New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU)
ACLU of Delaware
Los Angeles Times
“Scouting’s Merits” / Op-ed, Feb. 12, 2008
“Created as satire, ‘Avenue 5’s’ commentary hits unfortunately close to home” / The Envelope feature, June 17, 2020
“Eyeing a Little More Green” / Sunday Calendar cover feature on big-screen animation writers’ fight for residuals, Aug. 20, 2006
“Sliding beer mugs and drinking on the job, Christina Applegate and Ted Danson look back” / The Envelope feature, June 18, 2020
“Deadline Dilemma” / Scriptland column on WGA strike, Oct. 17, 2007
“‘American Idol’ in L.A.” / Feature, Aug. 9, 2006
“Viva la revolucion! — of RBD, that is” / Feature, March 20, 2006
“Students’ Year Gets Cinematic” / Feature, May 12, 2008
“Talk It Up or Zip It?” / Scriptland column on WGA strike, Jan. 9, 2008
Poetry Anthologies
Why to These Rocks: 50 Years of Poems from the Community of Writers, edited by Lisa Alvarez (Heyday, 2021)
Written Here: The Community of Writers Poetry Review 2018 (Community of Writers, 2019)
Literary Hub
“13 Common Mistakes in Book Reviewing and How to Avoid Them” / Feature, May 21, 2019
Keyframe
“Intellectual Property” / Primer on intellectual property for the Animation Guild’s magazine, Fall 2021
“A New Age” / Feature on the groundbreaking production of the Croods sequel for the Animation Guild’s magazine, Winter 2020
“Cultivating Content” / Feature on studios’ in-house shorts programs for the Animation Guild’s magazine, Summer 2020
Signature Reads / Word and Film
“Why We’re Still Afraid of ‘Virginia Woolf’ 50 Years Later” / June 22, 2016
“This Is Your Brain on Football: Will ‘Concussion’ Change Minds?” / December 17, 2015
“Dying of Thirst: Matt Damon, HBO to Tackle the Global Water Crisis” / December 11, 2015
“Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ a Generation Later” / March 9, 2015
“50 Years On: Alfred Hitchcock’s Troubled ‘Marnie’” / July 22, 2014
The Hollywood Reporter
“The Dreams of Martin Scorsese” / Cover feature on the iconic director, Nov. 25, 2011
“Funny Is Money” / Cover feature on the business of Funny or Die, Jan. 20, 2012
“Hollywood’s A-List Redefined” / Cover feature on Chris Pine and the business of a new generation of male movie stars, Nov. 17, 2010
James Cameron & Michael Bay / Cover feature on the tech-savvy filmmakers, June 3, 2011
“The Making of an Indie Star” / Cover feature on Jennifer Lawrence and the Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 26, 2011
Comic-Con Issue / Co-editor of first annual special issue, July 20-24, 2011
“Evolution of a Screenwriter” / Cover feature, July 25-27, 2008
“Making of ‘Hugo’: Anatomy of a Contender” + Q&A with Martin Scorsese & James Cameron / Feature, Nov. 25, 2011
“Marvelwood” / Business feature on Marvel Studios, Nov. 10, 2010
“The Indie Market’s Big Rebound” / Feature on the business of the Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 26, 2011
“The Scribes of Summer” / Feature roundtable discussion with blockbuster screenwriters, April 22, 2011
The Washington Post Book World
“Tama Janowitz’s ‘Age’ of Unenlightenment” / Review of Tama Janowitz’s novel A Certain Age, August 30, 1999
“License to Thrill” / Review of Hugh Laurie’s novel The Gun Seller, August 17, 1997
“Unexpected Attachments” / Review of Nick Hornby’s novel About a Boy, May 10, 1998
“Taking His Solitary Way” / Review of Ethan Coen’s story collection Gates of Eden, Nov. 15, 1998
Fiction Round-Up / Reviews of five books written by U.K. authors, Jan. 4, 1998
“On the Road and Going Nowhere Fast” / Review of Stewart O’Nan’s novel The Speed Queen, July 27, 1997
Code
“Morpheus for Your Money” / Ghostwritten column for John Salley about tall African-American men’s fashion, November 2000
“Suit Yourself” / Ghostwritten column for John Salley about tall African-American men’s fashion, December 2000
Los Angeles
“That ’70s Soul” / Profile of Sterling Harrison, April 2001
Premiere
“Writing Shotgun” / Feature on screenwriter David Ayer, March 2003
“Crowe’s Nest” / Feature on the production of Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Nov. 2003
“Nouveau Ricci” / Cover feature on Christina Ricci, March 2003
“Absence of Phallus” / Humor piece on male nudity in film, March 2000
Time Out New York
“Where Z-Boys Are” / Feature on the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys, April 18-25, 2002
“A Man of His Words” / Feature profile of author-screenriter-director John Ridley, June 13-20, 2002
“No Place Like Home” / Feature profile of filmmaker Phillip Noyce, Nov. 2002
“A Beautiful Mind” / Cover feature on actress Connie Nielsen, Aug. 15-22, 2002
“Crass Act” / Cover feature on the comedy documentary The Aristocrats, Aug. 3, 2005
“Fully Committed” / Feature profile of actor Gary Sinise, March 1-8, 2001
USA Today
“Director Pins Hope on His ‘Better Luck’” / Feature on the independent film Better Luck Tomorrow, April 15, 2003
Savoy
“Mr. Sure Thing” / Feature profile of actor-director Don Cheadle, October 2001
“A Not-So-Invisible Man” / Feature profile of Operation HOPE founder John Bryant, May 2002
“President Rock” / Cover feature on writer-director-actor Chris Rock, April 2003
LIFE
“Shoot First Ask Questions Later” / Cover feature on actor Elijah Wood, Sept. 16, 2005
InStyle
“Family Guy” / Feature on actor Tony Shalhoub and his home, July 2006