The Rumpus

On October 28, Hurricane Sandy pummeled my Mid-Atlantic ancestral home. A few weeks later, I wrote about it, along with some other notable New York City "storms" for The Rumpus.

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Huge SF

I'm thrilled to have been offered the opportunity to help build a brand new outpost of Huge here in SF. In classic startup fashion, I'll be filling a split role: half copywriter, half content strategist.

First client: top secret.

Ice Cream Social

Lately, I've been obsessed with making frozen treats. Frozen yogurt. Pops. And most of all: ice cream.

To celebrate, Katherine, Bryn and I are hosting a (first annual) ice cream social at our place. Bring toppings!

Project Dad

The incomparable Sharon Shattuck is making a film about her dad's transition. I've been helping her and her producer with their Kickstarter campaign and getting them in touch with some interview subjects.

I also worked on a short interview piece with Sharon for Autostraddle to promote the film and Kickstarter. Last day to donate is today!

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The Birdy

I just finished writing an Ebook for The Birdy, a kickass personal finance site. Also been helping out with blog posts and scipts for their explainer video.

Not sure when the book will be live yet, but eventually, you'll get a free download when you sign up. I think the app is so useful and actually makes keeping track of your spending fun, weird as that sounds.

Check out The Birdy >

Treat

Have you ever heard of Treat? It's ok, I hadn't either. And then, suddenly, I became the voice of Treat:

Treat is smart, sassy, more than a little sarcastic and ready to sell you a customized greeting card. In other words, a very fun brand to get to create from an editorial perspective, and then actually bring to life with the writing.

Also, the folks at Tiny Prints and Shutterfly: seriously good people.

Check out Treat >

Cowbird

Been trying out this Cowbird thing. I love it. It seems like the first genuine web community I've come across since the early days of Livejournal. And I sure never thought I'd say that.

Seriously though, as a storytelling platform, I think they nailed it. For me, it'll probably just be a testing ground for new material that I'm not really ready to try to pitch or properly release yet.

Downton Linney

Don't you think it's weird that PBS feels like we need the American actress Laura Linney to introduce the fantastic, but very British Downton Abbey every single time? Yeah, me too.

That's why I created Downton Linney. Because Laura Linney's continued intro presence is at once endearing, puzzling and kind of annoying.

Hear Laura Linney out >

TEDx

Hey, check out Palmyra providing the soundtrack to this awesome TEDx Manhattan video:



Listen to the full track >