I’m a writer and historical researcher in Chicago, originally from Maryland. I’m the editor of Going Around: Selected Journalism by Murray Kempton (Seven Stories Press), and my writing about photography, literature, music, history, and other subjects has appeared in publications including Rolling Stone, The Times Literary Supplement, The Baffler, The Progressive, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Literary Hub, Lapham's Quarterly, Eater, The Brooklyn Rail, The Paris Review Daily, The Quietus, and Baltimore Beat.
As an independent researcher, historical consultant, and editor, I’ve contributed to radio programs, articles, academic monographs, and photographic exhibitions, including Unscripted Moments: The Life and Photography of Joseph Kohl at the Maryland Center for History and Culture. With the filmmaker Theo Anthony, I collaborated on the award-winning, PBS-syndicated documentary RAT FILM (trailer), which The New Yorker called one of “62 Films That Shaped the Art of Documentary Filmmaking.”
