He said/She Said. On Travel and Gender, from Conde Nast Traveler, September 2004
Does switching sexes change your worldview—and the way the world views you?

Maine on the Rocks
Conde Nast Traveler, July 2005
Lighthouses, lobsters, and always the sea: Portland's Casco Bay archipelago is the twenty-third state distilled to its essence.

Rainbow's End: on the Turks and Caicos
Conde Nast Traveler, February 2006
To savvy travelers and high-end hoteliers alike, the Turks and Caicos—a forty-island archipelago within easy reach of the United States—are a veritable pot of gold.

More than Just a Pretty Face: on Easter Island
Conde Nast Traveler, January 2007
Wild horses, white sand beaches, world-class scuba, and even a high-end hotel or two?

Ghosts of Halloweens Past
On growing up haunted: Op/Ed Piece, New York Times - October 31, 2007

Fishing for a Keeper
Campaign Postcard Series: Op/Ed Piece, New York Times - January 20, 2008

At the Maine Caucuses, a Tough Nut to Crack
Campaign Postcard Series: Op/Ed Piece, New York Times - February 17, 2008

The Democrats' Endless Winter
Campaign Postcard Series:  Op/Ed Piece, New York Times - March 23, 2008

Shall We Go?: On "Dark Star" and the Grateful Dead
Essay on Polyphonic Music and the Bifurcated Heart
From the Forthcoming Anthology, "Art and Truth."