SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

For about two years, I got the privilege to write for the paper I grew up reading about sports, visual art, music, and literature. You know, all the good shit.

Select pieces:

Bill Simmons: "The Sports Guy Becomes the Basketball Guy"

Print + Digital.
I got to talk to one of my writing heroes about our shared love of lanky, Eastern-European power forwards and taking over ESPN. I didn't ask him for a job, even though I wanted to.

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Under a Full Moon: "Perpetual Indulgence"

Print + Digital (cover of Arts section)
Since the late 70s, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have been a fixture of San Francisco's unique culture and battle for equality. I talked to their founder about why they still matter today.

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Sam Quinones: "Immigration Stories"

Print + Digital.
My conversation with one of the top writers on immigration sparked some intense, disheartening discussion online. As someone who comes from a family of Mexican-American immigrants, getting to help share Quinones' work means a huge amount to me.

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John Branson: "Bad Deeds in Citrus County"

Print + Digital.
I chatted to author John Branson about his brilliant, Citrus County, and why Florida is so effing weird.

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THANKYOUGOODBYE: "ARTIST'S NEW WORK ON GLOBAL WARMING"

Print + Digital.
I spoke to Michael Page on his massive, disarming paintings depicting our planet's bleak, uncertain future.

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A JOYOUS MARRIAGE: "KYLE RANSON'S 2-FACED SHOW"

Print + Digital.
The SF-based mixed media artist took me to his studio and his harrowing headspace.

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PYTHAGOREAN NIGHTMARE: "ART AND MATH ADD UP"

Print + Digital.
Artist/inventor/engineer Owen Schuh showed me his studio and let me try out his 'drawing machine'. (It sounds dirty, but it's not.)

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LAMAR ARIEL: "BUILT A BOOK AROUND HIS LETTERS"

Print + Digital.
I spoke to the NYC-based author about the revealing collection of personal letters that made up his break-out book, Ready to Male.