Journalism

I was a newspaper reporter for 20 years, mostly in Providence, RI, and covered a range of beats and kinds of stories, including multi-part series. Included here is a sampling of my work.

 MULTI-PART SERIES

The Family Way, 1997
A 32-part series about a woman who bears a child for her barren sister

Bishop Wolf’s breast cancer, 1997
The Episcopal bishop of Rhode Island shares insights into her journey through breast cancer.

Block Island rape case, 1998
A behind-the-scenes look at a trial stemming from a waitress’s accusation of gang rape at a small resort town.

Son of Khrushchev becomes a citizen, 1999
Sergei Khrushchev, whose father was Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, is “reborn” as an  American citizen.


THE SPIRITUALITY BEAT

Searching for the spirit within, 1996

Tiny Barnet, VT, attracts three Buddhist meditation centers, 1997

Minister Thomas Ahlburn, an irreverent reverend, 1997

Dalai Lama at Brandeis, 1998


AUTHORS AND CELEBRITIES

Donald Trump column, 1989

Martha Stewart magazine profile, 1992

Tom Wolfe at Brown, 1996

Margaret Atwood profile, 1996

Hillary Clinton moves to Chappaqua, NY, 1999

C.D. Wright poetry event, 1995


SUNDAY FEATURES

A painter deals with losing his sight, 1994

Teen accidentally finds her birth mother, 1999

Newport Catholic churches cool to out-of-town brides, 1999

An altar boy at Eastertime, 1999


ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Rolfing, 1995

Surfing lawyers, 1999