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New Story: ‘The One Who Jumped’
My story about a strange Arctic suicide is in the Oct/Nov issue of Up Here, on newsstands next week. It’s also now online: The One Who Jumped. This was a tough one to work on, and a major departure...
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Down the Stewart-Cassiar
This is the Bell II Lodge, my home base for a reporting trip down the Stewart-Cassiar Highway into northwestern B.C. a couple weeks back. It was an amazing spot, and I can’t wait for the story to come...
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New Story: ‘What Happened on the Iskut?’
The story that resulted from my Stewart-Cassiar research trip is now online! (The print mag should be available by the end of this week.) It’s about a planeload of gold gone missing in the wilds of...
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Gearing up for 2013
I’ve got lots of news to kick off the New Year. Most importantly, my temporary position at Up Here / Up Here Business wrapped up on December 21 – so I’m back to full time freelance writing. I learned a...
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New Story: ‘No Sleep ‘Til Fairbanks’
I’m really excited about this one. My story about the Yukon Quest’s handlers – the support crews who work behind the scenes throughout the race – is now live at SB Nation Longform. Check it out: No...
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From the Galapagos to the Aleutians
I got home earlier this week from an incredible assignment: a Galapagos cruise with Lindblad Expeditions. I’d heard big things about the islands, and they lived up to the hype. I’ll be writing more...
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Good News All Around
I came home from the Aleutians to find all sorts of good news waiting. Last week, we learned that Up Here and Up Here Business have been nominated for a combined five National Magazine Awards and nine...
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Sunset in Dutch Harbor
I was a big, big fan of the Aleutians. I hope to get back there again someday.
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New Stories: Lots of ‘Em!
A heap of stuff just went online. First up, my travel story from Up Here’s July/August 2012 issue, ‘I Found the Sweet Life,’ is now online in honor of its nomination for a Western Magazine Award. Yay....
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Big News! New story + a Western Magazine Award
Two things: Earlier this month I had a second story published over at SB Nation Longform. It’s about the centennial of the first ascent of Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, and I got to go...
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New Story: ‘Chasing Alexander Supertramp’
It’s been ages since I’ve posted here – I’ve had my hands full with work and some on-again, off-again health issues that, happily, seem to be under control now. I’m really excited about my latest...
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What I Read and What I Wrote in 2013
I read a lot this year, much more than I managed in 2012 when I was working full time for two magazines and freelancing heavily on the side. I finally read Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. And I read...
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Catching Up
All year I’ve had an item sitting on my To Do list, woefully un-crossed-off: “update website.” So, here goes! Some highlights from 2014: Way back in January I published a fun story on SB Nation...
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New Story!
I’m thrilled to have a short feature in the January issue of Smithsonian Magazine. It’s about dinosaurs, and what a visit to Alberta can teach us about their extinction. The reporting trip for this...
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What I Read in 2014
I managed to read a heap of good stuff this year, nearly all of it narrative nonfiction. I burned through Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers back in January, and I still can’t quite...
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New Story, New Gigs
Happy New Year! I’ve had a busy start to 2015. I launched a biweekly reported column for Pacific Standard, Dispatches From a Changing Arctic, about environmental issues in the North – I’m excited to...
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New stories!
It’s been a busy few weeks. I came back from Ottawa late in January, and less than two weeks later I hit the road again to follow the Yukon Quest sled dog race to Fairbanks (by car, not by trail). I’ve...
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MORE New Stories
First up, a new feature for Up Here – Seeking Klondike Gold, With Drones. Second, an essay for Deadspin about the intersection of hockey, fighting, and substance abuse: What Happens to Enforcers When...
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Katherine Janet Tait, 1954-2015
My mom, Katherine Tait, died suddenly from a stroke in late July. This is what I read at her memorial service this past weekend. I never really thought of my mother as an authority figure. I suppose...
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What I Wrote in 2015
I wrote an estimated 100,000 words over this last twelve months. Here are some highlights: Throughout the year, I wrote a biweekly online column for Pacific Standard about the changing Arctic...
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