writing

For samples of my day job writing, visit my portfolio.
In my spare time, I like to write about local history, rock music, and plants.

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local reporting

I wrote for Hoodline from 2016-2021 and The San Franciscan magazine from 2020-2024. Although these publications are no longer active (at least, not in their original form), I'm forever grateful to Erica, Amanda, Allie, and Rose, the amazing editors who gave these pieces life and helped me become a better—albeit still amateur—journalist. Here are some of my favorites:

• Getting to know the gardeners of Alcatraz
• Inspired by my dad's line of work, conversations with San Francisco's window workers
• In-depth reporting on the hardest easy solution to SF's small business crisis
• Scenes from my neighborhood's pandemic-era neighborhood gallery walk

More can be found on my author pages over at Hoodline (don't mind the ads) and Medium.

repair shops of San Francisco

Since 2023, I've been a volunteer writer with reEnvisionRepair, which has involved interviewing local business owners and publishing short- and long-form pieces about their respective crafts. I've been honored to play a small role in highlighting the stories of these hard-working and undersung artisans, of which there are many!

• Reflections from a neighborhood glass shop - The New Fillmore
• Keeping the stoke alive - The Sunset Beacon
• The fixers of San Francisco - The San Franciscan

for fun

Personal essays, blogging, and guest posts.

• flip the record, a nerdy fanblog
• flower diary, weekly-ish personal essays about plants
• Love letters to the apartments I never lived in - Underscore_SF
• In memory of the online journal - The American Diary Project
• Reliving a morning commute - Medium

for work

I've gotten to write some pretty cool stuff for work, too. You can find more samples in my portfolio, but here are a few recent favorites from Jawnt:

• Jawnt Unwrapped, a transit-forward end-of-year recap
• Universal Basic Mobility in Action, four stories about transportation equity
• The Best Transit Sweaters of 2025, obviously my favorite