Writing

In the coming days, our neighborly smalltalk was completely saturated with doubt of our air and water quality. Even on Instagram, I remember liking a post from a pregnant woman I knew from high school covering her windows in saran wrap as an attempt to create a safe, sterile bubble for the unborn baby.  The …

“There is something about the space around a work, about being in the presence of something beautiful that draws us in,” says Eryn Peak, a Glenstone Museum guide. “This kind of pull that we see is why people want to get up next to things, see something from different angles and experience it in a very physical …

Charles “Lay” Frazier turned his excitement for ’90s nostalgia into Mill Street Vintage, a thrifting business with a strong following both online and off. What started as a Poshmark side hustle five years ago has since become a full-time pop-up operation throughout Pittsburgh. Stocking vintage denim, college sports memorabilia and quality flannels, Frazier, 33, strives to …

“I feel like some of the most meaningful changes in honor of my gender have involved my hair,” Terrett said. “You can track your development as a human through your hair history.” This was a feature piece written for Pittsburgh Union Progress, the striking publication of Pittsburgh Post Gazette writers. Published during pride month, I …

Guest column written for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, reflecting on the career of the late rapper Mac Miller, upon the release of his post humous album.