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Veteran journalist | Freelance @washingtonpost | Writing book about memory loss after brain surgery | MFA Narrative Nonfiction | Journalism lecturer

Joined July 2011
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The Total Eclipse taken from a balcony in Valencia, Spain, at 8:32 p.m. (8/12/2026) #Eclipse
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Grateful to have heat and coffee along the Chattahoochee River in @SandySpringsGA
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Along the Chattahoochee River @SandySpringsGA
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LBJ breaks ground for JFK's national memorial-- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts--December 1964, a year after the assassination (RFK in rear):
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An apparent algal bloom, or algae bloom, in a swamp adjacent to the Chattahoochee River in Cobb County, GA #weather #ecosystem #swamp This is in the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area near Cochran Shoals.
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Looking precarious - Cobb County, GA near Akers Mill Road
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More video of ominous weather, same location
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Yes, it’s mine. #yestv I have more
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Fifteen minutes later.
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Lots of pollen floating down the Chattahoochee River @SandySpringsGA #pollen
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This morning along the Chattahoochee River - Sandy Springs, GA
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Chattahoochee River 5:13 p.m.
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Intimations of Monet (2024)
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High water on the Chattahoochee River at Interstate North Parkway along the Fulton County/Cobb County line. This is where the parkway parallels I-285 in the vicinity of @SandySpringsGA #Helene
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Tree blocking entrance to the Cochran Shoals trail along @ChattahoocheeNP At Powers Island, on the other side of the Chattahoochee River, the entrance is partially blocked, but the trail itself is completely blocked by trees. High water under the bridge to the boat ramp. #Helene
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High water in the wake of #Helen along the Chattahoochee River @SandySpringsGA Friday morning. The ground above a drainage culvert has partially collapsed along Edgewater Drive. A large tree was fallen on the riverbank with other trees partially submerged.
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Water rising in advance of #Helene along the Chattahoochee River @SandySpringsGA
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Contributed to The Washington Post live blog and to this linked article on Wednesday’s shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, GA. wapo.st/4cSik6H
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