Past Work

The vast majority of my work has appeared in newspapers and magazines, including Texas Monthly, Garden & Gun, AAA Explorer and Texas Journey. and many more. My online work has appeared in Slate, Salon and Adventure Journal. I’ve interviewed astronauts, athletes and artists, as well as many musicians including Norah Jones, Steve Earle and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons. It’s been a wild ride, and one I expect to keep going for as long as I can. 

Here are a few of what I consider to be my greatest hits:

I hope you will check back often as I populate this page with oldies but goodies.

Houston Chronicle, travel feature, “Exploring Earnest Hemingway’s Havana“

Sporting Classics, travel feature, “Fishing with my Father in the Land of the Thunder Dragon” 

Houston City Book, profile, “Resident Genius, Rice University bio-engineer Rebecca Richards-Kortum wins MacArthur Grant” 

Outlook Traveller (India), book review, “Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild: A Journey from Lost to Found“

Texas Observer, cover story, “Douglas Brinkley, Walter Cronkite and Modern American Politics“

Men’s Journal, article, “Plex, where Houston pros workout”

Sugar & Rice (via Gray Matters at Houston Chronicle), reported essay, “Fueling a trip to Mars, what will the Astronauts Eat?“

CNN Travel, article, “At the Inn at Dos Brisas, cowboys go gourmet“

Audubon, article, “Saving the Seas by Eating By-Catch“

Texas Monthly, personal adventure, “This is (more or less) 40: A midlife triumph on the Outer Mountain Loop“

Garden & Gun, design feature, “Rooftop Oasis: Traci Cavender’s pool house in Austin” 

Outlook Traveller (India), personal adventure, “A Raft Trip down the Wild Tons“

Men’s Journal, Q&A, “Life advice from ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons“

Grist, reported travel essay, “Last Running of India’s Mighty Bhagirathi ahead of mayor dam construction“

Austin Chronicle, Q&A, “Norah Jones at SXSW” (2012)