PROFILES
Why so many clips in this section? Because I’m an ace at finding offbeat human-interest pieces—ones you’d never hear if it weren’t for curious types like me. I don’t write about people to point out their weirdness; I do it to point out their humanity, and to show my readers where it overlaps with their own. If you need a writer who can find the story in anyone, I’m your woman.Make Friends with Brown
Chicago Reader, April 16, 2009
“I’m like, ‘You’re microwaving a Lean Cuisine and you’re going to poop in a bucket?’”
Master of Markets
Chicago Reader, July 31, 2008
“I had one of those midlife things where you say, ‘What do I really like?’ And what I like is junk.”
Life Without A Script
Chicago Reader, June 5, 2008
This profile of legendary improviser TJ Jagodowski was runner-up for best arts feature in the 2009 AltWeekly Awards.
Child’s Play
Lake Magazine, April 2008
“First you sit down and you go, ‘Crap, crap, crap. I’m never going to be able to do this. I should just give up.’”
The Opposite of Selling Out
Chicago Reader, September 28, 2007
“We all wore tan jackets—how rock ’n’ roll is that?”
Beyond the Bitch Shield
Chicago Reader, October 21, 2005
“When, if ever, have you had six hot girls ask for your underwear?” (Mom, please don’t read this one.)