Deputy Editor @arkansasadvocate.com (part of @statesnewsroom.com) covering state government, education, immigration and economic development Lover of travel/hik

Arkansas-based freelance journalist. James Beard Award finalist. Johns Hopkins 2025 Food Systems and Public Health Fellow. Words in WaPo, Garden & Gun, VQR, Ark

Ret med tech, grammy & difficult woman. Old enough to remember when Arkansas was a blue state. Fan of books, blues, science, dogs and the Hogs.🐗