I’m an American writer living in England and an MPhil candidate at the University of Cambridge. I focus on reported features and criticism across religion, culture, and the American South.
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Photo Credit: Betty Oxlade-Martin
Selected Writing
“Winging It” (The New York Times Magazine, 2024) [print]
On the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
“Trash Talk” (The New York Times Magazine, 2024) [print]
On terrible Southern accents in movies.
“The Great American Election” (Dazed, 2024) [print]
A cross-country exploration of youth sentiment ahead of the presidential election.
“Venture Missionaries” (The Baffler, 2024)
On treating the church like a startup.
“Digital Deconversion” (The Baffler, 2022)
On Jehovah’s Witnesses and the false promise of identity construction online.
“Miss America” (The Southern, 2020) [print]
On the beauty pageant circuit in rural towns.
“David Biespiel” (Willamette Week, 2020) [print]
A conversation with Biespiel on A Place of Exodus.
“Vanessa Veselka” (Willamette Week, 2020) [print]
A conversation with Veselka on The Great Offshore Grounds.
My collection of features on religion for Vice can be found here. (2020-2021)