The Power of Story
I've always had a crippling fear of speaking in front of crowds. Or, really, any gathering larger than the capacity of a minivan. But...
Community garden
[SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't finished Without a Trace, you may want to avert your eyes.] As much as Sierra Phantom was proud of his...
Meet Lauren
It was five years ago, when I was searching for people who could help me complete Sierra Phantom's story, that I found Lauren Carrigan....
Truth ain't easy
In this time of questioning what quality, honest journalism really looks like, I feel compelled to share a recent email I sent to our...
Without a Trace Won an Award
Like any project worth doing, Without a Trace was made possible only by the efforts of dozens of selfless people. One of them is my...
Shop local
As much as I love the ease Amazon, there’s something indescribably special about shopping – and selling – at a local book shop. Words...
The Tent
Excerpt from Chapter 27 Dateline: A city or geographic name of a story’s origin. Rennie led me past a long row of shoddy tin mailboxes,...
Apartment #14
Sierra Phantom never referred to Apartment #14 as home. It represented a loss in freedom, after he'd moved from a life in the open air to...
Rennie
Rennie is not one who loves attention. But she was willing to share so much of her time and personal stories with me – and even gave in...
Green thumbs
This grainy image is the first photo I saw of Sierra Phantom. Months after we had started our weekly phone conversations, he unexpectedly...
