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"Why's This So Good?" No. 103: Michael Brick and "Dusk of the Drummer"

“Why’s This So Good?” No. 103: Michael Brick and “Dusk of the Drummer”

This is the second of ten stories Storyboard will post from a new collection honoring Michael Brick [see our 5 Questions on the project], each featuring an introduction by a writer who…
May 17, 2016
"Why's This So Good?" No. 102: Michael Brick and "A Hipster Quits Williamsburg"

“Why’s This So Good?” No. 102: Michael Brick and “A Hipster Quits Williamsburg”

This is the first of ten stories Storyboard will post from a new collection honoring Michael Brick [see our 5 Questions on the project], each featuring an introduction by a writer…
May 10, 2016
Annotation Tuesday! Jill Lepore and "The Prodigal Daughter"

Annotation Tuesday! Jill Lepore and “The Prodigal Daughter”

The historian and New Yorker writer on breaking her rule against writing personal essays and why journalists must use history with caution
April 12, 2016

Annotation Tuesday! Jenna Pirog on Virtual Reality in “The Displaced”

A good story transports its audience to the scene of the action. The classics of narrative nonfiction are memorable because they find the words that put the reader in the…
January 19, 2016

“Why’s This So Good?” No. 100: Susan Dominus and “Hana”

Refugee children usually appear in the news media because they’ve died in a shocking accident, or they’re seen as a threat to the social order or the security of a…
January 19, 2016
Best of Storyboard: Reader Favorites for 2014

Best of Storyboard: Reader Favorites for 2014

This year marked some major changes at Storyboard: new website, new editor and new narrative territory. Our most popular posts of 2014 reflect some timely– and timeless– themes. Most notable…
December 18, 2014
How to lobby for time and space to tell a story

How to lobby for time and space to tell a story

As I officially join as Storyboard editor, a question about landing your big break.
January 31, 2025
Journalists, in Their Own Words, on Covering Wildfires and Navigating Trauma

Journalists, in Their Own Words, on Covering Wildfires and Navigating Trauma

"I didn’t have a toolkit. All I could do was be as kind and patient and human as possible."
January 17, 2025
When digital outreach fails, try pen and paper 

When digital outreach fails, try pen and paper 

Journalists can find value in the old-school approach of handwritten letters to gain interviews and thank sources
December 19, 2024
A journalist, a boy, and a surprising literary gift 

A journalist, a boy, and a surprising literary gift 

What a New York Times editor’s father-son trip can teach us about personal essay writing
December 13, 2024