So proud of my colleagues. So grateful to the amazing people of WNC for welcoming me and my coworkers who reported from the scene. So in awe of this amazing team!!

Why yes, I am using cat sticky notes in 2025 to make sure I do my daily tasks.

Really loving Hanna Raskin’s explanation in The Food Section newsletter about the “taboo” of a paywall, and why it matters:

Did not expect to see a Fayetteville reference in this week’s WSJ magazine! Delightful.

Gotta say the biggest personal win of 2024 is ending the year working alongside the host of one of my top 5 podcasts on Spotify Wrapped @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social @underthedome.bsky.social

I always look for the obituaries of the homicide victims I write about because I want to include as much detail about them and their legacy as possible. This line in the one I read today just hit like a gut punch.