A Selection of Other Writing
To Learn the Truth, Read My Wikipedia Entry on Sichuan Peppers. The New York Times. 10.23.20
Don’t Fight the Boredom. The Atlantic. 5.9.20
How Researching the Science of Boredom Prepared Me For Marriage. The Cut. 5.12.17
The Secret Life of a Poll Worker. The New York Times. 11.8.16
How a Five-Letter Word Built a 104-Year-Old Company. Smithsonian. 8.3.15
Untitled: The Life and Work of the Artist Ray Johnson. The Believer. 7.1.15 (cover story)
Wax On, Wax Off: A History of Women’s-Only Karate. The Hairpin. 12.26.14
Tis the Season for Shoplifting. Matter. 12.22.14
Saints in the Stars. The Believer. 8.8.14
Everybody Smiley Poops. Matter. 8.5.14 (a Longreads recommended read)
Strange Months at Lululemon. Salon. 12.31.13
One in Eight Million. The Hairpin. 6.27.13