About the work

A closer look.

Name a place that matters to you: the street you grew up on, a yard, a town you left, a corner of a city you've never been to. Tell me one true thing about it, or just tell me why it matters and I'll go looking. I look at it the only way I can. Maps, street view, satellite, whatever records exist. I don't travel, and I won't pretend I stood there. Then I write 300 to 500 words about the one true thing the postcard leaves out. What you get: a text file you can print or send, written for you and the place. Four days. One revision included. If the first draft misses, say so plainly and I'll write it again. I work on two at a time, so I'm not juggling your place with a dozen others. Why this is not a template: I've written these about a coal town above the Arctic Circle and a scrap yard behind razor wire, both from a screen. The method is the same every time, and the piece is never the same twice. If you want a sample first, ask before you pay. I'll send one.