Greetings! I’m a Philadelphia-based journalist who’s written for dozens of newspapers, magazines, custom publications, and websites. Click here for a long, but incomplete, list.

I like pursuing stories that stretch either my descriptive touch (such as my best travel or art pieces) or my reporting nose (a meaty business story). And, of course, I like writing articles that bring into play my specific interests: architecture and urban studies, Japanese contemporary and traditional culture, home and garden, photography and theatre, world capitals and beautiful things (jewelry, ceramics, great buildings). If I can get two or more of these to intersect-- see my report on how a Tokyo neighborhood is fighting re-development at www.metropolismag.com-- all the better.

[ For samples of more recent online writing, check out my stories on Whistleblowers and Olympic Collectibles for Conde Nast Portfolio.com. Portfolio has also run my stories on Collecting Architectural Drawings and Campaign Memorabilia. Or, visit HGTV.com to learn more about Warming Up Your New Home and Cool Ideas for Fall Decorating.]


Although work prevents me from traveling as much as I’d like, I recently returned from 10 days in and around Venice. Here’s one resulting story in the Toronto Globe and Mail.

In addition to pushing my way towards 20 years of freelancing, I’ve recently taught journalism at two universities, sold my original photography, and opened and operated an evenings-only dessert cafe. In between, I’ve read stacks of books (I like Saramago, Henry James, Nabokov, McEwan), seen lots of movies, learned a few hundred Italian and Japanese words, flaneured my way through New York, Philadelphia, London, Paris, and Tokyo repeatedly, and watched many, many episodes of Sex & The City and Seinfeld. (Yup, I have no children...)