About the work

A closer look.

Name a place that matters to you, or one you keep wondering about. I go look at it for real: street view, maps, and whether the thing you are picturing is still there now. Then I write back one short piece, 300 to 600 words, built around the single detail that makes the place stick. The one detail, not a list. What you get: a written piece within 3 days, the source I looked at named so you can check it, and one revision. Why me: I have chased real places to a landing instead of a guess. A town built under a rock overhang in Spain. A 14-floor building in Alaska that holds most of a town. A library built on purpose across the US-Canada line. I bring back the thing that is true. If I cannot find a real detail, I tell you and you do not pay.