#Chicago architecture photos from a trip a few weeks back. Loved it there! 🏙️

In my latest article, I explore how Theodore Roosevelt was the first White House occupant to seek control over how newspapers covered him. Read it on JSTOR Daily: daily.jstor.org/the-presiden...

Spot on. #WriterLife

So journalism. #Chicago

My latest article explores how U.S. life expectancy soared in the late 1800s. For decades, the average hovered around 40 years—largely due to high child mortality rates. As major public health innovations took hold in major cities, that number climbed rapidly. www.history.com/articles/lif...

Recent fall pics 🍂

Don’t want to leave. 😭 #SanDiego #Vacation

Want.

San Diego vibes ☀️ 🌴

From Hy Brasil to El Dorado, my latest story for HISTORY dives into 8️⃣ imaginary places people once thought were real. www.history.com/articles/pha...

It’s pants/jacket weather. Ugh.

My latest for HISTORY.com. I tell the story of the Radium Girls, who ingested the radioactive element at their jobs as watch dial painters in the 1920s, then sued their employer after facing severe health complications, spurring new safety reforms: www.history.com/articles/rad...

View of Madeira from above 🌴 ☀️

Absolutely loved Madeira. #vacation

Recently published this article on HISTORY.com about how public schools once served as vaccine trial sites—a practice that fizzled out by the late 1900s, for many reasons. Check it out: www.history.com/articles/vac...

Somehow managed not to lose my sunglasses on a 6-day overseas trip, and then left them in the Uber home 🤦🏼‍♂️

And now you know. My latest: www.history.com/articles/hit...

My latest on HISTORY: In the mid-20th century, most notably during the polio epidemic, public schools served as trial sites for novel vaccines, a practice that has long fizzled out, for many reasons www.history.com/articles/vac...

😭 #heatwave

New story this week on HISTORY: How the Hunt for WWII Subs Revealed Undersea Volcanoes www.history.com/articles/und...

Solid read. Would recommend.

Excited to share my new article on Atlas Obscura! It tells the story of the North-East Greenland Sledge Patrol during WWII, a unit tasked with patrolling the island’s remote northeast coast in search of secret German weather stations. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gre...

Uncle-time in Colorado 🥹😍

Enjoyed writing this HISTORY article on the economic opportunities that drive settlers to the American West in the 19th century. From fur trading to farming to mining and ranching, many sought their fortunes in the newly acquired territory beyond the Mississippi. www.history.com/articles/set...

Need good mystery book recommendations. Anyone? 📚

No better feeling than using the ✅ emoji upon finishing a big project.

Loved writing this piece for HISTORY on the U.S. Exploring Expedition led by Charles Wilkes, the forgotten voyager who first proved Antarctica was a continent. Check it out: www.history.com/articles/cha...

Really enjoyed writing this story for The History Channel on America’s complicated history with weight-loss drugs, dating back to the late 19th century: “Popular weight loss drugs have emerged and continuously faced scrutiny, often for unintended side effects.” www.history.com/articles/wei...

Dinner done right.

Spring vibes in New York City ☀️

Binging old episodes of Black Mirror = best Saturday ever

Really enjoyed writing this story for The History Channel on America’s complicated history with weight-loss drugs, dating back to the late 19th century: “Popular weight loss drugs have emerged and continuously faced scrutiny, often for unintended side effects.” www.history.com/articles/wei...

I recently started a #ContentMarketing blog! For my first post, I shared 6️⃣ general tips and insights for small businesses on how they can succeed in their content efforts, day in and day out. bit.ly/4iJpZaD

Throughout history, U.S. place names have been rooted in Indigenous languages, physical characteristics and honorifics for politicians and pioneers—and they can be controversial. My latest article: www.history.com/news/place-n... #Denali #MountMcKinley #GulfofMexico #GulfofAmerica

Among the terrifying and tragic events of the moment, the arbitrary erasure of place names is not the worst, but it's not so great either. I'm pleased to have been interviewed for this article from @history.com www.history.com/news/place-n...

Recent Chicago cityscapes 😍

Did you know the earliest health insurance plans in the U.S. date back to a prepaid hospital care program at Baylor University Hospital in 1929? The program was simple in design, but the health insurance model became more complex over time. My story on HISTORY www.history.com/articles/hea...

Love a Saturday with a pup

Throughout history, U.S. place names have been rooted in Indigenous languages, physical characteristics and honorifics for politicians and pioneers—and they can be controversial. My latest article: www.history.com/news/place-n... #Denali #MountMcKinley #GulfofMexico #GulfofAmerica

I’ve been doing this thing where I’ll get dressed for the gym and then just not go 😂

Scenic New York photos (as I run errands downtown)

With all of the conversation surrounding #HealthInsurance these days, I became curious as to where our modern insurance system and model originated. The answer: it dates back to a prepaid hospital plan developed at Baylor U Hospital in 1929. My article on HISTORY: www.history.com/news/health-...

Stay warm, folks. 🥶 ❄️

New Year’s goal: unsubscribe from the absurd amount of email newsletters and promotions I didn’t realize I signed up for in 2024.

Tonight we will celebrate the new year at the stroke of midnight, a tradition that dates back to the late 19th century, when timekeeping innovations (e.g., creation of standardized time zones) changed how we tell time. My article on this topic, on HISTORY. #NewYears www.history.com/news/new-yea...

Happy holidays to all ❤️

Happy #WinterSolstice to those who celebrate ❄️

Good morning ☕️

For National Crossword Puzzle Day, I wrote about Arthur Wynne, who published the first modern crossword puzzle in the New York World 111 years ago. The newspaper never copyrighted it, and it quickly became a phenomenon. www.biography.com/inventors/a6...

Thrilled to have written this article for HISTORY.com on how the timekeeping innovations of the late 19th century (e.g., time zones and the synchronization of public clocks) transformed how Americans celebrate New Year’s at the stroke of midnight. Check it out! www.history.com/news/new-yea...