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I am a writer, journalist, and filmmaker based in Paris, raised on an apple and tobacco farm in Kentucky. My career spans books, magazines, radio, television, and documentary work, with a long record of reporting on science, health, culture, and politics. I have published books such as The Wasted Nations, The Vanishing Land, The American Way of Crime (with John Gerassi), The Culture of Desire, A Queer Geography, Apples: Story of the Fruit of Temptation, An Apple Harvest, and The Monk & The Skeptic. I contribute to Huffington Post, National Geographic, NPR, KQED, and RAI, and I have worked on major TV and radio projects across the U.S. and Europe.…I am a writer, journalist, and filmmaker based in Paris, raised on an apple and tobacco farm in Kentucky. My career spans books, magazines, radio, television, and documentary work, with a long record of reporting on science, health, culture, and politics. I have published books such as The Wasted Nations, The Vanishing Land, The American Way of Crime (with John Gerassi), The Culture of Desire, A Queer Geography, Apples: Story of the Fruit of Temptation, An Apple Harvest, and The Monk & The Skeptic. I contribute to Huffington Post, National Geographic, NPR, KQED, and RAI, and I have worked on major TV and radio projects across the U.S. and Europe.

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I am a writer, journalist, and filmmaker based in Paris, raised on an apple and tobacco farm in Kentucky. My career spans books, magazines, radio, television, and documentary work, with a long record of reporting on science, health, culture, and politics. I have published books such as The Wasted Nations, The Vanishing Land, The American Way of Crime (with John Gerassi), The Culture of Desire, A Queer Geography, Apples: Story of the Fruit of Temptation, An Apple Harvest, and The Monk & The Skeptic. I contribute to Huffington Post, National Geographic, NPR, KQED, and RAI, and I have worked on major TV and radio projects across the U.S. and Europe.…I am a writer, journalist, and filmmaker based in Paris, raised on an apple and tobacco farm in Kentucky. My career spans books, magazines, radio, television, and documentary work, with a long record of reporting on science, health, culture, and politics. I have published books such as The Wasted Nations, The Vanishing Land, The American Way of Crime (with John Gerassi), The Culture of Desire, A Queer Geography, Apples: Story of the Fruit of Temptation, An Apple Harvest, and The Monk & The Skeptic. I contribute to Huffington Post, National Geographic, NPR, KQED, and RAI, and I have worked on major TV and radio projects across the U.S. and Europe.

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I am a writer, journalist, and filmmaker based in Paris, raised on an apple and tobacco farm in Kentucky. My career spans books, magazines, radio, television, and documentary work, with a long record of reporting on science, health, culture, and politics.

I have published books such as The Wasted Nations, The Vanishing Land, The American Way of Crime (with John Gerassi), The Culture of Desire, A Queer Geography, Apples: Story of the Fruit of Temptation, An Apple Harvest, and The Monk & The Skeptic. I contribute to Huffington Post, National Geographic, NPR, KQED, and RAI, and I have worked on major TV and radio projects across the U.S. and Europe.

Skills

Copywriting

Experience Level

Copywriting

Expert

Language

French

Intermediate

Spanish; Castilian

Beginner

Work Experience

Writer/ Freelance Journalist at Various publications

January 1, 2000 - November 6, 2025

Print journalism and magazine writing; contributions to Washington Post, Newsday, Saturday Review, Diario (Italy), Ramparts, Mother Jones, Inquiry, Gourmet, Food & Wine, In Health, Playboy, Penthouse, San Francisco, New Times, California, Dissent, among others.

Senior Reporter at Los Angeles Bureau

January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1991

Senior Reporter; also National Reporter, Washington (1986-1988) and Science Correspondent (1988-1990); major projects included reporting on the Entertainment Industry, California Demographic Shifts, Rise of Rural Neo-Nazi Movement in the Midwest, Iran-Contra scandal investigations, and the Social Impact of AIDS.

National Reporter at Washington

January 1, 1988 - January 1, 1988

National Reporter, Washington; part of coverage in 1986-1988.

Science Correspondent at Washington

January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1990

Science Correspondent; major projects include Iran-Contra era coverage and AIDS-related reporting.

Associate Editor at Inquiry Magazine

January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1982

Associate Editor; editorial and editorial research responsibilities.

Editor and Writer at Pacific News Service

January 1, 1981 - January 1, 1981

Editor and Writer for Pacific News Service; contributed to multiple outlets.

Author and Magazine Writer at Various (Washington Post, Newsday, Saturday Review, Diario, Ramparts, Mother Jones, Inquiry, Gourmet, Food & Wine, In Health, Playboy, Penthouse, San Francisco, New Times, California, Dissent)

January 1, 1978 - January 1, 1978

Author and Magazine Writer for a wide array of publications.

Associate Editor at Ramparts Magazine

January 1, 1969 - January 1, 1969

Associate Editor at Ramparts Magazine.

Radio Reporter / Freelance Journalist at NPR / KQED / NPR Science & Cultural Desks

December 31, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Daily French and EU spot news coverage; diverse contract reporting for Science & Cultural Desks, NPR, including AIDS Impact on Latino Culture; Resurgence of AIDS in California Gay youth; Parameters of Addiction & Recovery; Neuro-Science & Depression; Changing Relations Between Medicine & Public Health; Childhood Euthanasia in Holland; Fighting Child Marriage in Hungarian Roma Communities; the Global Market in Stolen Art; Recovering Vienna’s Holocaust Archives; diverse profiles of writers, painters, and musicians.

Field Producer at RAI 3, Italy

December 31, 1990 - December 31, 1990

"AIDS: The San Francisco Model" (1990).

Field Producer at RAI 3, Italy

December 31, 1991 - December 31, 1991

"War Comes to Twin Peaks: Perceptions of the Gulf War in the Pacific Northwest" (1991).

Field Producer at RAI 3, Italy

December 31, 2002 - December 31, 2002

"American Politics After 9/11" (2002).

Producer/Reporter at KQED California Report

December 31, 2001 - December 31, 2001

For KQED’s California Report, including segments such as Breaking Cultural Barriers to Health Care (2001) and related 4-part and 5-part series.