Eryn Brown
@erynbrown.bsky.social
Writer and editor, ATL-NYC-LA. Currently editorial director, Zócalo Public Square.
Readers: you can find an extended, original version of Derek's essay @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social, here: www.zocalopublicsquare.org/saving-the-g...
Saving the Great American Road Trip | Essay
It Took Fourth of July Fireworks and a Stop on Route 66 to Remind Me of the Promise of This Place and Its People
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July 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Readers: you can find an extended, original version of Derek's essay @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social, here: www.zocalopublicsquare.org/saving-the-g...
And thank YOU, @derekmong.bsky.social !
July 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
And thank YOU, @derekmong.bsky.social !
And today @jasmansky.bsky.social reminds us that L.A., far from being a boiled bread wasteland, has a long--and meaningful--bagel history. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/can-the-los-... (3/3)
Can the L.A. Bagel Come Full Circle? | Culture Class
Innovation and Social Action Were Baked into the Dough a Century Ago
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June 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
And today @jasmansky.bsky.social reminds us that L.A., far from being a boiled bread wasteland, has a long--and meaningful--bagel history. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/can-the-los-... (3/3)
On Thursday, Maury's founder Jason Kaplan chronicled his journey from East Village screenwriter to Silver Lake bagel co-pioneer: www.zocalopublicsquare.org/bagels-gave-... (2/3)
Bagels Gave Me My Hollywood Ending | Essay
How a Screenwriter from the East Village Found His Second Act as a Baker in L.A.
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June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
On Thursday, Maury's founder Jason Kaplan chronicled his journey from East Village screenwriter to Silver Lake bagel co-pioneer: www.zocalopublicsquare.org/bagels-gave-... (2/3)
Thank YOU Derek! I owe you an email about this 😀.
May 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thank YOU Derek! I owe you an email about this 😀.
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Hey! Just realizing after lurking for some time that this was my first post. Nice to be here.
February 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hey! Just realizing after lurking for some time that this was my first post. Nice to be here.