My childhood friend waited and waited for new lungs. But not lying down.
Published May 9, 2019 in The Washington Post
Strong winds ground the helicopter, so the ambulance drives my friend to the hospital, the one that will keep her until the lungs either arrive in time or don’t.
In Echo of Flint, Mich., Water Crisis Now Hits Newark
Published October 30, 2018 in The New York Times
For nearly a year and a half, top officials in Newark denied that their water system had a widespread lead problem, despite ample evidence that the city was facing a public health crisis that had echoes of the one in Flint, Mich.
For Some Girls, Empowerment Comes With Two Wheels and a Helmet
Published August 19, 2018 in The New York Times
The training wheels were off. The young woman with a bright smile and golden sunglasses told Kaneisha Marable she didn’t need them. The little girl believed her.
Celebrating Newark, One Supper at a Time
Published January 19, 2018 in The New York Times
The Brick City Supper Club began with a simple idea. Explore Newark. Meet people. Break bread.
You Can’t Walk Around London’s Cemeteries Without Seeing Someone Famous (and Dead)
Published October 30, 2017 Smithsonian.com
Sheldon Goodman was standing beside the granite tomb of the Duke of Cambridge when he felt the stranger’s eyes upon him. It was a crisp, spring day and the winding paths of west London’s Kensal Green Cemetery, thick with ivy and ornate stones, were mostly empty. From the corner of his eye, he spied a woman who seemed to be walking his way.
The Alfred Russel Wallace Revival Club
Published November 24, 2013 in The Boston Globe
Hundreds of people huddled around a covered statue at the Natural History Museum earlier this month, tip-toed, necks craned, cameras at the ready.
‘American Pie’ Still Homemade, but With a New Twist
Published November 29, 2011 in The New York Times
To step into the Tin & Lint bar here is to be surrounded by stories. Carved into the wooden walls, booths and benches are 30 years of names, dates and declared loves: Mike was here; Don loves Joanna 4EVER; Amy and Jennifer, 1989.
For Forest Kindergartners, Class Is Back to Nature, Rain or Shine
Published November 29, 2009 in The New York Times
Fat, cold droplets splashed from the sky as the students struggled into their uniforms: rain pants, boots, mittens and hats. Once buttoned and bundled, they scattered toward favorite spaces: a crab apple tree made for climbing, a cluster of bushes forming a secret nook under a willow tree, a sandbox growing muddier by the minute.
In Horse Town, Daily Doubles Give Way to Nightly Buzz
Published August 24, 2012 in The New York Times
The man who called himself Joe smiled as he spoke of Newsdad, the horse that almost was.
Budapest-bound with my boys in charge
Published May 28, 2017 in The Globe and Mail
I'd suggested a cozy country house. February meant it would be cold. We would see drizzle and likely need boots. But there would be fireplaces and puddings. Books would be read, fond memories stamped upon tween and teen brains.