What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing film reviews for a pop culture site called Nerdspan
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. I've always been a visionary.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Spider Jerusalem from Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
"It's the duty of journalists to strike fear into the hearts of criminals" - Spider Jerusalem
What's your favorite social network?
The pub.
Who do you wish followed you?
My mom.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Please, don't do it.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time is fine.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A story about a 63-year-old man in China that had over 100 fish bones removed from his anus after a rather unfortunate meal. No, really.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Rolled in a ball and crying under the desk.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Guardian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
The voices made me do it.
