What’s your job title?

Sports columnist

When did you join IndyStar?

Oct. 20, 2014

What’s your favorite part of your job?

Sitting down to write a story, having NO IDEA what I’m going to say. Even after reporting a story thoroughly, even knowing my opinion on the matter – if it’s a story with a strong opinion – I don’t know how I’m going to say it. What analogies am I going to make? What bizarre pop-culture references? No clue. It just happens, and I love that. Little secret: On my laptop is a mostly empty shell of a Word document devoted to future columns. It has my byline, plus the following, just to remind myself to have fun:

I wonder what I’ll write??

Why journalism?

I wrote in 2019 about Ms. Conner, my ninth-grade English teacher from New Glarus, Wisconsin. She told me once, “You like sports and you like writing. Have you ever thought about being a sports writer?” I was 14 years old. That was the day.

What’s your favorite Indy area restaurant or hidden gem?

Juan Solomon Park, Daubenspeck Community Nature Park and Marott Park. I take my dog Cap to one of those northside parks every afternoon, rain or shine, snow or whatever. Really grateful that Indianapolis has so many awesome, free parks. We used to visit Holliday Park daily, but a tornado siren went off one day as we were UNDER it, and it scared Cap, and now he doesn’t want to get out of the car there anymore. Sigh.