Aug 15, 2020Member-onlyA portrait of I-40 amidst pandemic and protestHow is America changing, and how are Americans changing? — This story is old — it features reporting done June 9 to June 11. It was written for an internship but not published. The pitch I was given was simple: ask people how they and the country are changing. I traveled across Interstate 40, which charts through the South of…Covid 199 min readCovid 199 min read
May 2, 2020Sneaking in: Maria’s storyBy Jake Sheridan This story was originally written as part of a feature story in the Duke Chronicle about students that snuck into the 2018 Duke-UNC game at Duke. That story can be found here ( https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2018/11/sneaking-into-cameron-indoor-stadium-duke-unc-game-duke-university-basketball). It was taken out of that story because “Maria” is my older sister…Duke Blue Devils4 min readDuke Blue Devils4 min read
Apr 3, 2020Bigfoot found in LittletonPhotos by Henry Haggart, writing by Jake Sheridan This story was originally written for a class (and not accepted for publication) in February 2019. Bigfoot’s in Littleton, NC, lurking behind the door of a haunted, three story colonial. A statue of the hairy beast is, at least. Bulking and six…Bigfoot5 min readBigfoot5 min read
Feb 23, 2019A shoe breaksUNC came to Cameron Indoor Stadium Wednesday, and the rest of the world joined too. Students spent weeks in tents to get in. ESPN strung cameras inside the gym and built a TV set outside of it. Celebrities — from Duke’s favorite rapper Young Dolph to President Barack Obama, filled the stands. And at the center of it all: a shoe. Megastar freshman Zion Williamson took the ball on a handoff 28 seconds into the game. From outside the three point line on the left side of the hoop, he cut across the court. One slow dribble. A faster one. The big man — who would be the second heaviest player…Sports3 min readSports3 min read
Feb 4, 2019*em dash pun* TKIs this journalism? — — — — —. — — — — — — — — — — — .— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — — .— — — — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — . — — — — . — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — . — — — — . — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — . — — — — — — — — . — — — — .Modern3 min readModern3 min read
