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As seen in: Arlington Magazine, Cracked, Middleburg Life, Sun-Gazette, Washington City Paper, Medium, The Washington Post, Patreon, Patch, Yahoo Sports, Mental Floss, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, WhatCulture, Andscape and
Covers:  A wide variety, but my specialties roughly could be descrbed as: Entertainment, Movies, Television, Human Interest, Running, Judaism, Geography, and Transportation,
Doesn't Cover: Finance, Real estate, Technology, Health Care, Legal
freelance journalist/film blogger/NARA researcher/3-time goldfish owner. Write for ~7 outlets in the DC/Richmond area. Politically centrist

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I am a multi-faceted freelance writer, journalist, and blogger whose work has appeared in print and on the internet in a wide variety of publications as listed below. I also authored an e-book-for-hire on World War I and was the content manager for ArlingtonCounty.com while it was under ownership of CountyWebsite.com.

Although I have an educational background in geography, I started devoting myself to journalism full-time in 2010 and have remained in the field because, at the end of the day, I…

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The Brothers Bor: A Fast Family Finds Their Place

The Brothers Bor: A Fast Family Finds Their Place

When the men's steeplechase sets off in Tokyo tonight, leading the U.S. squad will be 31-year-old Hillary Bor…

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The Sky's the Limit for Local High School Junior & Flight Student | Falls Church News-Press Onlin...

The Sky's the Limit for Local High School Junior & Flight Student | Falls Church News-Press Onlin...

As of 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration decreed that a professional pilot must have 250 hours of trai…

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Andy Bayer Hung Up His Spikes Just Before His Best Chance to Make the Olympics. Here's Why.

Andy Bayer Hung Up His Spikes Just Before His Best Chance to Make the Olympics. Here's Why.

4th is the cruelest number. No one knows that better than Andy Bayer, who finished in that undesirable positi…

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Opening of Reagan National Airport's New Terminal Feels Like an Ordinary Tuesday to Most

Opening of Reagan National Airport's New Terminal Feels Like an Ordinary Tuesday to Most

ALEXANDRIA, VA - For the first time in 24 years, Reagan National Airport can claim that every plane landing i…

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Did the Writers Initially Intend for Mac to be Gay in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"? | Read...

Did the Writers Initially Intend for Mac to be Gay in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"? | Read...

One of the perennial questions It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-) has faced has been: how do we define…

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Space Force, The Good Place, and the Art of Making the Political Apolitical

Space Force, The Good Place, and the Art of Making the Political Apolitical

If you sometimes want to stay away from the news because it's overwhelming, you have a lot in common with the…

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Camp as a Family

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| Chesapeake Family Media
Camp at Sandy Cove Ministries, North East, MD (Courtesy of Sandy Cove Ministries) Since Fransis Gunn created the first summer camp out of a military exercise at the dawn of the Civil War in 1861, summer camps have been a staple of American culture. Fueled both by Victorian attitudes about nature’s physical benefits along with concerns about the urban evils of the tenement slums in the city, summer camps started to take off in the 1880s.
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Why Are Two Cities Co-Hosting the Olympics for the First Time Ever? Original

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| Mental Floss Verified
This month marks the first time in the 130-year history of the Olympics that there are two official host cities: The bustling metropolis of Milan and the alpine resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo (often called Cortina). Both Italian cities might have had a strong case to make it as a sole Olympic host in earlier times. However, we might be reaching the point where no one city can realistically handle the demands of the Winter Olympics as they exist today.
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A Holiday Gift: Supporting Inclusive Charities

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| Baltimore's Child Verified
One of the best ways you can observe the holiday season’s spirit of generosity is by giving to a good cause. These charities and nonprofits support members of our community with disabilities, mental illness or medical conditions that affect their way of life. Your donation could support research, advocacy or resources to get them better care or more opportunities in 2026.
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I prefer the pitch to not be overly esoteric. Start out with 1-3 sentences highlighting the story and its relevance than follow with details

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Three steps: 1) Have a wide range of clips readily available 2) Have a good idea in the present 3) Be persistent in getting to an editor