Hopping Out — The Romance of Freight Trains
The stories of train hopping are mini-epics that tie together the kids who ride the rails with a sense of romance and of community.
Trains project
REPORTING IN PUBLIC
Announcing a new way of doing journalism that brings the audience for the story along every step of the way.
THE HISTORY OF TRAIN HOPPING TEENAGERS
If you compare the economic conditions that caused teenagers to hop trains during the Depression, to today’s economy, there are some striking similarities.
San Francisco’s Stonehenge
Misty photos of a great graffiti piece on at a desolate part of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach.
Termite And Vine
GutterPunks look ratty, but if you are invited into their squats, you’ll find a pretty interesting sense of being a homebody.
Warnings from my friend
Reporting a story, often times, is walking directly into danger and defying the warnings of friends.