From short-from journalism to social media posts, I love crafting words into engaging pieces. During my time at NowThis, I had my hand in over 400 stories. I’ve curated a small sampling of my favorites.

This Silicon Valley Company Says It’s Bringing Back “The California Dream.” Others Think It’s a Sketchy Land Grab
This Silicon Valley Company Says It’s Bringing Back “The California Dream.” Others Think It’s a Sketchy Land Grab

UCLA Launched a First-of-Its-Kind Disability Studies Major
UCLA Launched a First-of-Its-Kind Disability Studies Major

“Cascading failures": What’s inside the DOJ’s report on the Uvalde shooting
“Cascading failures": What’s inside the DOJ’s report on the Uvalde shooting

Yelp, Texas AG Trade Lawsuits Over How Company Labels Anti-Abortion Centers
Yelp, Texas AG Trade Lawsuits Over How Company Labels Anti-Abortion Centers

Did India just soft launch a name change?
Did India just soft launch a name change?

Chess rivals bury the hatchet in “anal bead” cheating scandal
Chess rivals bury the hatchet in “anal bead” cheating scandal

High Rent Prices Are Literally Killing People, New Study Says
High Rent Prices Are Literally Killing People, New Study Says

From Halal Food to Gold Bars: The Details Inside the Menendez Indictment
From Halal Food to Gold Bars: The Details Inside the Menendez Indictment

Help Save a Salamander at Risk of Extinction by Adopting an Adorable Axolotl
Help Save a Salamander at Risk of Extinction by Adopting an Adorable Axolotl

Mapping technology helped archeologists uncover a network of ancient Amazonian cities
Mapping technology helped archeologists uncover a network of ancient Amazonian cities

A Year After Jîna Mahsa Amini’s Death, Iranian Women Are Brazenly Defying Hijab Law
A Year After Jîna Mahsa Amini’s Death, Iranian Women Are Brazenly Defying Hijab Law

Welcome to Bornholm: The Danish Island With a Goal of Zero Waste by 2032
Welcome to Bornholm: The Danish Island With a Goal of Zero Waste by 2032
Denmark has an incineration problem.
In what was once considered a green solution, the Nordic country burns up to 3.8 millions tons of waste per year. That burned waste is then converted into enough energy to account for roughly a fifth of its district heating and 5% of its electricity. But Denmark wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 70% compared to 1990 numbers, and it can’t do that with the ever-increasing CO2 emissions from its incineration plants.

Newsom vetoed a bill that would’ve protected against anti-caste discrimination, but activists vow to fight on
Newsom vetoed a bill that would’ve protected against anti-caste discrimination, but activists vow to fight on

Omegle, One of the Last Remnants of the Internet’s Wild-West Era, Has Shut Down
Omegle, One of the Last Remnants of the Internet’s Wild-West Era, Has Shut Down

Austria’s Government Wants To Stop Neo-Nazis From Visiting Hitler’s Birthplace — But Locals Are Divided on How To Do It
Austria’s Government Wants To Stop Neo-Nazis From Visiting Hitler’s Birthplace — But Locals Are Divided on How To Do It