Work

Family Reunion. Wolf Hall, an 85 year old Holocaust survivorjust learned that his sister survived too. But the story gets more complicated rather quickly. JTNews.

The Worst 100 Baseball Players , Part 2 A subjective but highly researched list explaining the worst 100 baseball players ever. Deadspin.

“The Death of a Pitcher” On a college pitcher murdered in Juarez. Pitchers & Poets, Best American Sports Writing

“If You Don’t Build it…” A slideshow essay on unbuilt stadiums and what they say about American civic life. Slate

“You See What You See.” An essay on the Nick Van Exel and the Laker fandom of my youth. FreeDarko

” Hails from Hollywood.” A profile of Mariners announcer and Emmy-winning comedy writer Ken Levine. Seattle Weekly

“Heisman Hopes Unravel” On Washington quarterback Jake Locker’s senior year and the vapid Heisman Trophy hype cycle. The Norman Einsteins

The Sad Ballad of Caron Butler On what it’s like to be left behind as you watch watch your team march to a title. GQ.com

“Inauguration Blues, Disgarded Purples” An account of my experience stranded outside the gates of Barack Obama’s 2009 Inauguration. Notes

“What’s Next for Woodbrook?” A struggling neighborhood outside Tacoma faces the challenges of  development. Northwest Hub

Some Fiction:

“The Four Questions“  Living in and leaving New York City. Epilogue Magazine

“Moroccan Passageways” The bizzare encounters of two backpackers. Elimae

“Win-Win Situation” A pair of losers working at an Oklahoma truck stop encounter a stranger. Needle*

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