On Oct. 30, 2010, Temple University student Ian Hirst-Hermans was shot in the chest after a Halloween party. What follows is the story of that evening, told for the first time, from the perspective of Ian Hirst-Hermans, who survived the shooting, and his friends who witnessed the events.
Around lunch time at the Blue Dog Pub in Lansdale, Diana Reimer holds a glass of white wine and smiles over a large plate of salad as she tells me what she thinks about health care reform.
“Oh my God; it’s horrible,” she says. “It’s horrible. It’s socialized medicine! We don’t want the government to run everything.”
An essay I wrote about being diagnosed with lymphoma has been published in the Health & Science section of The Washington Post. This is the first time my work has ever been published in a national publication, and the process was a lot of fun. I was fortunate enough to work directly with Frances Stead Sellers and Nancy Szokan to edit the piece into something publishable.
When I moved from Philadelphia to Washington for a summer internship, I was concerned about how I’d handle my ravenous cheesesteak cravings. Once those gorgeous slabs of gooey bliss were out of sight, I wasn’t so sure they’d also be out of mind. At least for this one summer, I decided, I could finally spare myself the calories, the expense, and the sporadic, late-night trips in pajamas to Pat’s or Jim’s. Continue reading
In this short documentary about the Philadelphia Mural Arts program, I interview Cathy Harris.
Here’s a story about a day in the life of a Philadelphia bike courier.
Here’s an audio story about the students who meet every week on campus at Temple University to get their freestyle on.
I only wrote two columns for Temple’s student newspaper, but they’re worth checking out.