I’ve been writing professionally since 2009 across many platforms, but these are a few career highlights across travel, food, and lifestyle. Check out the rest on my Contently page or use these quick links.
Travel


- Issue #2: Scruffy City: The Knoxville Case for “Most Underrated City in America”
- Issue #3: Tennessee’s Ultimate Whiskey Trail Road Trip
- Issue #4: Fill ‘Em Up
- Read my other Fifty Grande stories here


- Road Trip from Nashville on the Natchez Trace Parkway: Americana, History, and a Whole Lot of Music
- Read my other Frommer’s stories here

- Florida’s Backroads Juke Joint
- The Corpse Reviver’s Corpse Reviver
- The Christmas Legacy of Roanoke’s Mill Mountain Star
- Read my other Garden & Gun stories here

- Winter 2022: Did You Know? The Big Chicken
- Spring 2022: Campgrounds We Love- Gorgeous Stays
- Spring 2022: America the Beautiful- Laurel MS


- Want to Learn the Art of the Bamboo Fly Rod? Seek Out a Man Named Bill Oyster (republished in Yahoo)
- The World-Class Alabama Golf Course Where Greenskeepers Go to Sample New Products
- Read my other InsideHook stories here

- 10 delightful detours along the Natchez Trace Parkway
- 12 great things to do in Macon, Georgia: celebrate this music-loving small town
- Read my other Lonely Planet stories here

- Underrated Destinations to Add to Your Southern Road Trip (republished in MSN)
- Maximizing Points and Miles on a Trip to Savannah, Georgia
- Read my other The Points Guy stories here

- This Moonshine Loving Newspaper Editor is Living His Best Life
- A Political Truce Over Fried Chicken Biscuits
- Read my other Roads & Kingdoms stories here

- Going On Tour, Macon, Georgia
- Delta Dawn, Cleveland, Mississippi
- Lights, Camera, Weekend, Wilmington, North Carolina
- When in Rome, Rome, Georgia
- Time to Unwine-d, Helen, Georgia
- Tally Ho, Tallahassee, Florida

- Annie Lee Cooper Played a Key Role in Helping Black Americans Win the Right to Vote
- Why Williamsburg at Christmas is So Magical, Especially Now
- Read my other Southern Living stories here
- BBC Travel: A beer with healing powers?
- National Geographic Traveler: 10 Reasons to Visit Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward
- Travel + Leisure: This New Charleston Hotel Has Secret Cocktail Windows Where You Can Drink a Socially Distant Negroni (republished in Insider and MSN)
- TripSavvy: The Top 10 US Rails-to-Trails Paths
Food

- Spirited Approach, Fall 2021
Other Publications
- London Evening Standard: Take 5: She Crab Soups in Charleston
- Southwest Georgia Living: Making a Name
- Sprudge: In Boone, Hatchet Combines Their Love Of Coffee And The Outdoors

- Everything you want to know about grits and where to try the best (republished in the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News
- Meet the Natchez chef who is teaching the origins of soul food
- Read my other 10Best stories here
Home + Design

- Little Free Libraries Helped Me “Meet” My New Neighbors During This Strange Year (featured in Southern Living)
- Read my other Apartment Therapy stories here

- 5 Unexpected Ways to Use Salvaged Wood in Your Decor
- In Search of the Perfect Photo Backdrop, These Designers Turned to Their Own Homes (translated into Spanish)
- Read my other Architectural Digest stories here
History + Science


- The Secret South Carolina ‘Monkey Farm’ That Helped Develop the Polio Vaccine
- In Coober Pedy Australia, Everyone Lives Down Under
- Read my other HowStuffWorks stories here
Longform
- The Bitter Southerner: A New Sound for The Echo
Personal Essays
- Ravishly: Failure And Body Shame On A Guatemalan Volcano
- Ravishly: What I Didn’t Eat In Paris: Traveling With An Eating Disorder
- Medium: What happened here?
Previous Work
- Charleston City Paper
- The Dyrt
- Eagle Creek
- Hotel Indigo
- The Knot
- Matador Network
- October
- Shermans Travel
- US Airways Magazine
Company Blogs and Sponsored Content
- JetBlue: 48 Hours in Savannah
- Eagle Creek: Unknown Found: Hiking Redemption in Ometepe, Nicaragua
- Marriott: How to Spend 24 Hours in Athens, Georgia
- Hilton: A Guide to Atlanta’s Most Iconic Film Locations
- Diamond Resorts: How to Explore Pigeon Forge for Your Next Family Reunion
- Travel + Leisure/Explore Georgia: Where to Find Southern Charm in Georgia’s Storied Smaller Towns
- Matador Network/Visit Myrtle Beach: Fun off the sand: Why there’s more to Myrtle Beach than the beach
- Outside/Visit Mississippi: 6 Surprising Outdoor Adventures in Mississippi to Add to Your Bucket List
Visitor Guides + Travel Industry Content
- Website work: Douglas County Film Trail, Discover Atlanta, Visit Blue Ridge, Georgia’s Lake Country, Tennessee Valley Geotourism, Explore Georgia (ongoing work)
- Visitor guides: Discover DeKalb, Explore Gwinnett, Golden Isles Visitor’s Guide, Georgia’s Great Places (Georgia State Parks)