Here are a few stories I’ve written over the years.
Immersive: Sarah Eldridge
Sarah, a young mother of two, a professor of German literature at the University of Tennessee, prepared her husband and children for life without her. Published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in March 2026.
Destination Tokyo: Good Ole Tennessee Bar
Yoshi opened a bar in Tokyo that pays homage to Tennessee and gives expats and tourists alike a place to feel a taste of home, or something familiar. For Compass Knox, August 2025.
Travelogue: Rwanda
The Quiet Parts: Rwanda’s Reflective, Unified Path Worth Listening To
I first notice the many armed guards at the airport. Rwanda is a peaceful country, albeit one in the long shadow of genocide. It has been stable for decades.
At customs, the agent asks what I do for a living. I don’t understand. I need a student visa. I’m with a group from the University of Georgia. He presses. How do I make money? Despite my jet-lagged mind, I suss it out. He wants to know my intentions in Rwanda. Uh, I’m … a … writer.
An eyeroll later, he stamps my passport. I am officially in the country.
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Investigation: A student death at N.C. A&T
After a student died in an unauthorized track practice, an 18-month investigation uncovered documents showing the cause of death, how it could have been avoided, and consequences at the university. For the Greensboro News & Record, 2011.
Profile: The community responds to tragedy
A bus crash took lives, and this is a look at the place they came from. For the Knoxville News Sentinel, 2013.
