Writing
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Reported features, profiles, and investigations — most of it written, and often photographed, on the ground.
Spot Report · Culture
Miles from Capitol Hill, 20,000 cosplayers descend on National Harbor
20,000 cosplayers take over a Maryland hotel for one weekend a year, then vanish. Reported and shot from the floor of Katsucon 2026.
National Harbor, Md. · February 2026Read
Investigative Feature
In January, one of them broke: a Potomac investigation
A 72-inch interceptor pipe collapses and sends 243 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac — exposing how Washington quietly still runs on infrastructure laid in 1863, with no public plan to replace it.
Washington, D.C. · April 2026Read the investigation
Reported Feature
As Catholic conversion numbers rise, one Alexandria bookstore sees the shift up close
Dioceses are reporting their highest adult-convert numbers in fifteen years, and a generation raised on TikTok is turning up at the vigil. A trend story told from behind the counter of a King Street bookshop — where the data meets the “vibes.”
Alexandria, Va. · May 2026Read
Profile
Old Town's quiet habit: a Daughter of St. Paul keeps the door open
A nun who has spent five decades behind a bookstore counter — and gathered 82,000 Instagram followers — on media as ministry, and the searchers she waits for.
Alexandria, Va. · May 2026Read
In the field
Otakon 2026
Reporting from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center — the East Coast's largest celebration of Japanese pop culture, and 40,000 people who plan their year around it. Feature in the works.
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