The filming of “The Lost Children of Tuam” in Tuam, Co. Galway. A scene from my story: “Their oversize hobnail boots beat a frantic rhythm as they hustle to their likely slap at the schoolhouse door.”
h/t: The Tuam Herald

So very honored to talk about storytelling with the great journalist Line Vaaben at the Fortellingens Kraft 2025 conference in Bergen, Norway. I assured everyone that speaking truth to power continues in the United States.

Bergen, Norway
September 2025

Today is my 30th anniversary at The New York Times. The parade up Fifth Avenue begins at noon. It will feature Jumbo the elephant, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Mr. Met, Miss Rheingold, and various Tammany dignitaries assembled by Big Tim Sullivan. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Out of Order
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025

Celtic Swirl
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025

The Script of Snails
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025

Artist: Low Tide
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025

Summer Blur
Queensbury, New York
August 2025

To all professionals (and retirees) in the journalism, film, television, radio, theatre, entertainment, and arts world, join the challenge to post a photo of yourself in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession.

Red, White, and Blue: Limited Edition
‘Merica
June 2025

On the shelves.
Herkimer Historical Society
June 2025

The Ruth Buzzi Bench
Westerly, Rhode Island

Persist.
Lexington, Massachusetts
April 2025

“WH SAYS WAR PLANS SHARED WITH REPORTER WERE ‘NOT WAR PLANS’”
- CNN chyron

If you’re in the neighborhood: THE Gay Talese.

What is lost when a newspaper no longer appears in print? Here is my Star-Ledger Sunday comics umbrella.

Life comes at you funny sometimes. The Times ran a photo today of five Brooklyn Dodgers that included, at bottom right, my 8th-grade CYO coach, Jim Romano. His pro career was brief, but I revered him; always there to pat me on the back after another error. Here’s to a kind old ballplayer, long gone.