Lucky To Be An American
2024-10-18
An ode to my dad, and why I’m fighting for American democracy right now. My dad passed away last weekKeep Reading
Tim Reid: In Praise of Walking
2021-01-21
By William (Tim) Reid, reprinted with permission from an email. I thought this was particularly eloquent and insightful, and shouldKeep Reading
Restorative Justice, And That Thing I Stole When I Was A Teenager
2019-09-10
Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about restorative justice… the idea that harms done can be repaired, through encounters amongKeep Reading
In The Recording Studio With Dad (Grandpa Harry)
2019-02-03
Dad and I finally got into a professional recording studio last week, at U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. IKeep Reading
My Dad’s Post-Election, Optimistic Poem
2017-04-12
My dad wrote this poem shortly after Trump’s election. He was trying to process and think positive about a seeminglyKeep Reading
Hungry, Foolish, Hitchhiking.
2017-02-20
“The frame of mind of the young hitchhiker is one of the freest frames of mind there is,” Stewart BrandKeep Reading
Welcome, Champ!
2016-12-27
Got a puppy this week, after many years of wanting a dog. And he’s awesome.Keep Reading
Virtual Poster Display
2016-10-18
Bill Gates once spent millions of dollars to build virtual art displays into his new house. Well, now the costKeep Reading
Tech For Swimmers
2002-06-06
This article was originally published in the New York Times in 2002, as part of a series I did for theirKeep Reading
Microprocessors for Model Trains
2001-11-01
This article was originally published in the New York Times in 2001, as part of a series I did for theirKeep Reading
Open Studios at The Castle
2001-10-21
Jeff Pelletier and I did SF’s Open Studios together in October 2001, and it was a blast. We did itKeep Reading
Hitchhiking Segment on CBS Nightwatch
1988-10-12
Shortly after my 1988 Washington City Paper piece on hitchhiking was published, I got a call from a producer forKeep Reading
Hitchhiking’s Dead End (repost from ’88)
1988-09-30
I wrote this article in 1988 for the Washington City Paper. Shortly thereafter I was invited to appear on CharlieKeep Reading