Writing about Grief and Loss

Staying Tender (The Sun Magazine, August, 2024)

Heartache, Compounded (High Country News, June 9, 2020)

The Grief We Carry (Literary Mama, December 19, 2018)

When Sturdy Love Is What You Need (The New York Times, October 19, 2018)

6 Tips for Talking to Kids About Death (Modern Loss, August 13, 2018)

What I Tell My Kids About Their Brother Who Died Before They Were Born (Modern Loss, April 9, 2018)

Writing about Safe Streets

Streets that aren’t deadly — if we want them (The Boston Globe, February 12, 2021)

ODOT’s ‘Safety’ Project Ignores State’s Deadliest Roads (The Oregonian, March 4, 2020)

Writing about Oregon’s Made Whole Statute

Passing a Made Whole Statute in Oregon (Trial Lawyer Magazine, Fall, 2022)

Oregon needs a "made whole" statute for auto crash victims: Guest Opinion (The Oregonian, June 17, 2018)

Writing about Higher Ed / Labor Rights

Portland Community College Workers Defeat Budget Cuts in Wall-to-Wall Strike (Labor Notes, May 29, 2026)

Strike Threat Wins in Confrontation over Remote Work (Labor Notes, March 19, 2024)

Interviews/Other Coverage

Portland Advocacy Group Brings Stop Super Speeders Legislation to Oregon (Bike Portland Podcast, November 17, 2025)

Schools as Sorting Machines (Have you Heard podcast, September 25, 2025)

Car Insurance is Too Cheap (The War on Cars podcast, March 19, 2024)

Why Car Insurance in America is actually too Cheap (The Economist, January 18, 2024)

Michelle DuBarry on Traffic Violence, Grief, and Making Change (BikePortland podcast, October 21, 2022)

Medical Bills are Their Own Trauma (The Nation, April 6, 2020)

A Bill in the Oregon Senate would Make Accident Victims “Whole” on Insurance Payments (Willamette Week, February 6, 2019)