Sarah Smith
@sarahesmith23.bsky.social
Houston Chronicle senior storyteller. Probably reading. sarah.smith@houstonchronicle.com
And wildly misaligned with my salary but thanks, I guess
September 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
And wildly misaligned with my salary but thanks, I guess
current writing stage
September 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
current writing stage
Everything is fucking awful so here is a photo of a quokka
July 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Everything is fucking awful so here is a photo of a quokka
If any of y’all fleeing have NYC real estate you’d like to unload quickly I am here to do the mitzvah of taking it off your hands
June 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If any of y’all fleeing have NYC real estate you’d like to unload quickly I am here to do the mitzvah of taking it off your hands
One day I am going to spend an election season treating NYC/MA/DC/LA voters like the Beltway media treats voters in the South/Midwest
June 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
One day I am going to spend an election season treating NYC/MA/DC/LA voters like the Beltway media treats voters in the South/Midwest
Cowboy In Repose (2025)
May 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Cowboy In Repose (2025)
I guess we are book snobs on Southwest Air
May 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I guess we are book snobs on Southwest Air
May 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
For a five-years-ago lesson, this was the original police department narrative about George Floyd
May 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For a five-years-ago lesson, this was the original police department narrative about George Floyd
Maybe don't just credulously reprint government press releases without asking a single critical question?
May 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Maybe don't just credulously reprint government press releases without asking a single critical question?
In light of today’s sad news that the asteroid will not in fact hit us
February 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In light of today’s sad news that the asteroid will not in fact hit us
just received this libel
February 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
just received this libel
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Me to my friends in toxic situationships
February 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Me to my friends in toxic situationships
Free him at once, his cat needs him
January 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Free him at once, his cat needs him
Also hello I am on signal as sarahesmith.23 (or this cute lil QR code)
January 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Also hello I am on signal as sarahesmith.23 (or this cute lil QR code)
strongest journalism metaphor to date
December 30, 2024 at 7:56 PM
strongest journalism metaphor to date
December 19, 2024 at 9:25 PM
My editor got me a literal manifestation of my anxiety and I am in love
December 18, 2024 at 11:35 PM
My editor got me a literal manifestation of my anxiety and I am in love
“You can also use hand gestures” is so dystopian
December 18, 2024 at 2:22 AM
“You can also use hand gestures” is so dystopian
Sometimes the weather here isn’t always the absolute worst
December 17, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Sometimes the weather here isn’t always the absolute worst
Dispatches from my hometown police log
December 17, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Dispatches from my hometown police log