I understand that you're seeking bloggers to write about New York, and
I'd like to be considered. I'm a Brooklyn-based freelance writer and
author, and my work has appeared in dozens of publications including Skeptic, The Onion A.V. Club, McSweeney's, The Fortean Times, and National Lampoon.My first book, Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design, and the Easter Bunny, was released in 2007 to praise from Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School, Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone, and Cenk Uyger of Air America Radio,
among other sources. I also serve as director of communications for
Enlighten the Vote (previous known as GAMPAC), a political action
committee that advocates for the Establishment Clause of the First
Amendment and for which I've done some media appearances, most recently
on Fox News last week. I've also worked as a journalist for online
political news outlets like evote.com,
which
folded in 2005, and Politicalbase.com, a CNET spinoff which
launched last year and for which I composed news summaries, humorous
political commentary, and other items under the pen name "Augustus."
During college and immediately afterwards, I wrote for several city
mags and regional guides and served as a copywriter for America
Online's CityGuide features division, writing up descriptions of
various venues, events and attractions in Dallas, Austin, and other
locales.
I've attached a recent sample; please take a look and let me know if you'd like to discuss this further.
