A writer and editor in pursuit of urgent and enduring stories. He works across fiction and journalism.
Based in Brooklyn, NY.
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A writer and editor in pursuit of urgent and enduring stories. He works across fiction and journalism.
Based in Brooklyn, NY.
About/Contact
WRITING for MAGAZINES
Features
The Verge, 4/23/25
A reported essay about quantifying the impact of the Vietnam War as literally as possible; part of American War, a series marking fifty years since the fall of Saigon
“What’s In and What’s Out”The Verge, 9/2/24
A year-long investigation of professional tennis and its big bet on surveillance, sports gambling, and Saudi Arabia
“Winter of Content”The Verge, 6/21/24
Part of The Verge’s Content Goblins series, a look at the traffic-hungry incentives that drove so many publications to cover Game of Thrones
“A Once-in-a-Lifetime Bird”The Verge, 5/31/22
Birding is: an excuse to get outside; a popular phone app; the story of love, addiction, and heartbreak
Profiles
SSENSE, 7/30/25
Turns out the world’s most famous videogame auteur doesn’t play that many videogames
“Ben Shelton’s Big Break”
GQ, 9/14/23
He’s not a servebot!
“Ramy Youssef Isn’t Joking” GQ, 5/11/20
Finally, a comedian that doesn’t take himself too seriously
“Eavesdropping on Ocean Vuong’s New Book”New York Times, 5/25/19
On Earth we’re briefly gorgeous; in Amherst, Massachusetts, we walked around a bit
“Phil Elverum, Pt. 2”GQ, 4/10/18
Indie rock’s DIY legend discovers that mourning his wife is also a DIY experience
“Naomi Osaka Is the Coolest Thing in Tennis”GQ, 5/24/18
The first profile of Naomi Osaka, ahead of her debut Grand Slam win at the US Open; she mostly wanted to talk about videogames
“Hong Chau Is Speaking a Language Hollywood Hasn’t Heard Before”GQ, 12/22/17
(It’s Vietnamese.)
Criticism, Etc.
The New York Times Magazine, 4/29/25
“That Old R&B Sound Has Moved to Richmond”The New Republic, 3/10/15
“Ask Questions Later”The Paris Review, 8/22/14
“Unbelievably, Wonderfully Grand” The Paris Review, 3/6/14
“The Little Switch”The Atlantic, 11/5/13