Where the Wild Things Are
“They say this, those who gravitate year after year to this sunblasted wasteland like bedazzled moths to the promised flames of the Burning Man Festival: You can’t put it in a box.”
An Even Longer Death Row Wait
“Before California’s death row inmates even enter the time-consuming thicket of state and federal appeals, another type of delay is quietly stretching their lives …”
Rocketdyne Razing Historic Test Stand
‘‘White-hot acetylene torches bite into the steel bones of the abandoned hulk known as Vertical Test Stand-1, cutting apart the rusted cradle of American rocketry …’’
A New Breed of Homeless
‘‘Shaved to stubble but for a long, silken topknot, Chase’s head shows ragged pink scars he has picked up living on Hollywood streets off and on for two of his 15 years …’’
California AIDS Ride Journal
I covered the huge 560-mile fundraising ride from the seat of a bicycle, riding up to 100 miles a day, and then filing a story every evening on deadline.