Veteran journalist, enterprise editor & story/writing coach. On hiatus from Newspaper Land. Mama to two teen boys. Listening for the wind in the trees.
In the fall of 1962, a tall, thin Jamaican doctoral candidate at Berkeley delivered a lecture about the mechanics of British colonial power in the Caribbean. A woman in the audience, a tiny Indian scientist wearing a sari & sandals, found his ideas so compelling that she introduced herself.
A gift link to my 2020 piece on how Kamala Harris's parents fell in love.
https://t.co/blQEuMkGn9
The end of an era. Love this wonderful look behind the sign that went up at a local Burger King. Stan the Man. Thank you, @ChristinaTkacik https://t.co/Ex41PNzJJF
ProPublica distributed notecards to homeless people in Albuquerque and asked them about objects they had lost when their encampments were hauled away. Here's what they said. https://t.co/mLDx1CghE4 @nicolesantacruz
@bykenarmstrong@business@propublica Ken, congrats on this! You will be wonderful as always. They are lucky to have you. Sending a hug and good wishes. ⭐️
When Joanna Meade's Baltimore home was rehabbed recently, crews found a black box in a wall. Inside, letters from 100 yrs ago. The secret letters plunged her into a mystery of 1920s Baltimore society. Who hid the love letters? And why? With @StokelyBaksh: https://t.co/tfVCSm77hH