National Critics Institute
In July 2022, I participated in the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Connecticut. It was an extraordinary professional development opportunity, an intensive workshop...
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My aspiration to be a critic took seed early on: as a teenager, I wrote movie reviews for my high school paper and launched my Front Row Seat column, which continues to this day in the Duluth News...
View ArticleReporting
As a reporter at the Duluth News Tribune, my core job responsibility is daily reporting on stories tied, broadly, to the arts and entertainment landscape in on our ten-county Northland coverage area....
View ArticleEssays
I appreciate how open-ended the essay format is, particularly in an online era. A headline establishes what you’re setting out to do, and if people click on it, you’ve got buy-in to make your case....
View ArticleEditing
Over the course of my career I’ve worked with dozens of writers, photographers, videographers, designers, and producers to shape content across a range of editorial projects. I’ve been an editor with...
View ArticleScholarship
From 1998 to 2007, I maintained an active sociological research agenda. Since then, I’ve continued to write and teach about sociology and other subjects, principally within social science and...
View ArticleEducator
I’m a professionally trained educator, with an undergraduate degree in early childhood education and a master’s of education in human development and psychology. My experiences as an educator include:...
View ArticleInfluencer
I’m no Charli D’Amelio, but I enjoy sharing recommendations for things I enjoy — like the above book, a real page-turner set in the High Republic era of the Star Wars universe. I currently have...
View ArticleHost
I have extensive experience hosting a range of programming on both audio and video platforms. At The Current (Minnesota Public Radio), I was host of the Rock and Roll Book Club: a weekly online and...
View ArticleHonk the Moose
For the Duluth News Tribune, digital producer Wyatt Buckner and I visited the quasi-Bavarian city of Biwabik to learn about the true story of Honk the Moose.
View Article2022-23 Better Newspaper Contest Awards
I’m a little belated in acknowledging this, but thank you to the Minnesota Newspaper Association for honoring my Duluth News Tribune reporting with three awards in this year’s Better Newspaper...
View Article100 Things To Do In Duluth Before You Die
Cover reveal! My new book, coming spring 2025 from Reedy Press. Watch this space for details about related events with the Bookstore At Fitger’s, Fitger’s Brewhouse, Zenith Bookstore, Bent Paddle...
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