There's no 'I' in team. And if there is, I will fucking edit it out of there.
When my incredibly talented writer, Dyllan Furness, told me he had access to Michael Jackson's old pet, Bubbles, I knew there was potential for a delightful story. But I was certainly not expecting to be so deeply moved by the tale of a group of apes who had all faced the dark side of show business.
Originally published in Miami New Times. Featured on Longreads.com.
Sometimes, it's difficult to write about national tragedies in ways that don't seem gross or opportunistic. But when the Pulse shooting in Orlando happened, it felt wrong not to speak out about a massacre that could have so easily happened in our back yard. I'm thankful to my writer Zach Schlein for delivering an essay with tact and empathy just one day after the shooting.
Originally posted in Miami New Times.
I love every second of this piece, a tale of an epic drunken jam session with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. My colleague Laurie Charles dug this story up from the depths of Miami lore and told it in wonderful detail. The article was even better before Vedder's camp had the recordings removed from Youtube.
Originally published in Miami New Times.
