Writing
Columns, features and investigations since 2014 (sample). Every strip on this page is drawn to the length of the piece.
Long reads this year
The five longest pieces of the year so far, cut out and hung on the same ruler (sample).
1,000 words
2,000
3,000
4,000
Lakeside Review
Sat 12 Apr
4,600 words
Ledger
Tue 30 Sep
2,400 words
Lakeside Review
Mon 6 Oct
2,150 words
Ledger
Tue 7 Oct
2,700 words
Ledger
Tue 14 Oct
3,050 words
Labelled with the newsroom slug, in the order they ran. One ruler mark for every 1,000 words; the red corner is the latest (sample).
Selected work
A few pieces from each year, newest first (sample).
Feb 2026
Springfield Ledger, news analysis
1,200 words
Nov 2025
Springfield Ledger, investigation
3,400 words
Headlines open on the publisher’s site (sample).
Investigations
One long investigation a season, published in parts over two or three weeks (sample).
The column, a day early, in your inbox
The Thursday letter: this week’s column before it goes online, the documents behind it and readers’ replies. Free (sample).