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Salt and Corruption

Hello Humans, In lieu of my monthly newsletter I wanted to share with you a historical longform piece I wrote, titled Salt and Corruption, that was published in The Missouri Review this morning. "Once a multi-billion-dollar industry in today’s money, the illicit business of “crimping” thrived in nineteenth and early twentieth-century port cities on the West Coast. “Crimping” names the practice of kidnapping able-bodied men for forced labor on lengthy sea voyages. In language that captures the...

over 2 years ago • 1 min read

Hello. It's that time of month again. It's actually good that I'm a week behind, because I didn't have much to share last week. That changed on Monday, when, in a span of eight hours, I received both a huge rejection and a huge acceptance. In the Rearview First, I didn't publish anything new this month. Well, I did, but it's all "pay the bills" writing and nothing super interesting. Second, in September, I wrote about a story I've been working on all year. The current draft is about 7,000...

about 3 years ago • 2 min read

Hello. Some of you haven't received anything from me in two years, so here's the deal: if you're getting this email and don't want it, I'll save you the scroll. You can unsubscribe here: Unsubscribe Or you can keep reading and and decide if you want to keep getting emails from me. In The Rearview 22 (More) Guru-Free Tips for Freelance Writers - This is the second installment after two more years of full-time freelance writing. The original 33 tips, thanks to good SEO, is one of the most...

about 3 years ago • 2 min read