Eric Moskowitz
@ericmoskowitz.bsky.social
Ex-Globe reporter; author of THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE: Henry Ford & the Cross-Country Contest That Changed America, due June 2026. Cargo bike dad, postcard collector, Celtics fan, museum enthusiast, lifelongish Bostonian, erstwhile 5th-gen New Yorker.
Not sure if it’s a dream, but I’ll take it 😍: Between Legos, a race-car crafts kit, and a trip to MyGym on this Veterans Day home, my 6yo … spontaneously asked if I wanted help cleaning my messy side of the bed, then found a binder of old sports cards/ephemera and voluntarily asked to peruse it
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not sure if it’s a dream, but I’ll take it 😍: Between Legos, a race-car crafts kit, and a trip to MyGym on this Veterans Day home, my 6yo … spontaneously asked if I wanted help cleaning my messy side of the bed, then found a binder of old sports cards/ephemera and voluntarily asked to peruse it
To be 9 is to cheer all night for a W *and* to hope at every TO that your sign might make the Jumbotron. Neither came to pass—the @celticsnba.bsky.social lost on a putback—but the sign’s a keeper, and he woke on such a high this morning. (He may also have still been buzzing from the whoopie pie)
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
To be 9 is to cheer all night for a W *and* to hope at every TO that your sign might make the Jumbotron. Neither came to pass—the @celticsnba.bsky.social lost on a putback—but the sign’s a keeper, and he woke on such a high this morning. (He may also have still been buzzing from the whoopie pie)
One of the quieter casualties of the shutdown: no park rangers handing out NPS trading cards this year at the JFK National Historic Site, on the busiest trick or treating street in North Brookline
October 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
One of the quieter casualties of the shutdown: no park rangers handing out NPS trading cards this year at the JFK National Historic Site, on the busiest trick or treating street in North Brookline
Successfully dismantling one of those mini IKEA bunk beds, building two twin beds, and relocating two kids who fell asleep in our bed into their new beds without waking them, all before midnight, calls for an egg cream (after a ‘Gansett)
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Successfully dismantling one of those mini IKEA bunk beds, building two twin beds, and relocating two kids who fell asleep in our bed into their new beds without waking them, all before midnight, calls for an egg cream (after a ‘Gansett)
Loved this Curiosity Desk tour with @joshgondelman.bsky.social. I made several research trips to Stoneham—in addition to Detroit, Seattle & NYC—while working on my book, and made sure to stop for a different North Shore 3-way each time! (Always on the way home, so I didn't show up covered in sauce)
I had the BEST time with the Curiosity Desk team at GBH scouring the North Shore for its greatest roast beef sandwiches. I hope I did the true beefers proud!!! 🫡
Comedian Josh Gondelman’s tour of Boston’s “Roast Beef Riviera”
YouTube video by GBH News
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October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Loved this Curiosity Desk tour with @joshgondelman.bsky.social. I made several research trips to Stoneham—in addition to Detroit, Seattle & NYC—while working on my book, and made sure to stop for a different North Shore 3-way each time! (Always on the way home, so I didn't show up covered in sauce)
So great to see @garygulman.bsky.social at the hometown Shubert Theatre last night. His mom might’ve said “genug, Gar,” but I could’ve stayed twice as long
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So great to see @garygulman.bsky.social at the hometown Shubert Theatre last night. His mom might’ve said “genug, Gar,” but I could’ve stayed twice as long
Not above a free apple cider and a promotional box of cough drops, especially when it comes from someone in a waistcoat and tricorne
October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Not above a free apple cider and a promotional box of cough drops, especially when it comes from someone in a waistcoat and tricorne
So much fun last night to see @stefanfatsis.bsky.social discuss UNABRIDGED with @louisathomas.bsky.social at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social—part state of the dictionary, part participatory journalism romp in which he embeds at M-W, defines several words, voices “Meyer lemon” & accidentally goes viral
October 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So much fun last night to see @stefanfatsis.bsky.social discuss UNABRIDGED with @louisathomas.bsky.social at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social—part state of the dictionary, part participatory journalism romp in which he embeds at M-W, defines several words, voices “Meyer lemon” & accidentally goes viral
As someone who’s spent many solo hours soaking up the details of old maps — for stories, for my book, and for fun — what a treat it was on a rainy day to chaperone a fourth-grade field trip to @bplmaps.bsky.social and see some of the Leventhal collection through their eyes
October 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
As someone who’s spent many solo hours soaking up the details of old maps — for stories, for my book, and for fun — what a treat it was on a rainy day to chaperone a fourth-grade field trip to @bplmaps.bsky.social and see some of the Leventhal collection through their eyes
Be kind
Be useful
Words to live by from Lloyd Young (1968-2025) of @bostonglobe.com, struck by a car while cycling in his native Illinois.
Be useful
Words to live by from Lloyd Young (1968-2025) of @bostonglobe.com, struck by a car while cycling in his native Illinois.
September 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Be kind
Be useful
Words to live by from Lloyd Young (1968-2025) of @bostonglobe.com, struck by a car while cycling in his native Illinois.
Be useful
Words to live by from Lloyd Young (1968-2025) of @bostonglobe.com, struck by a car while cycling in his native Illinois.
Hard to get much more peak New England than stopping for lobster and steamers by the water — then spotting a signed photo of the Steamer himself on the way out of the restaurant
August 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Hard to get much more peak New England than stopping for lobster and steamers by the water — then spotting a signed photo of the Steamer himself on the way out of the restaurant
Just biked to @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social to preorder LAUNCHING LIBERTY, with a requisite stop at JP Licks along the way @dougmost.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Just biked to @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social to preorder LAUNCHING LIBERTY, with a requisite stop at JP Licks along the way @dougmost.bsky.social
Fantastic Four, by the numbers, with a 6-year-old:
— 3 bathroom breaks
— 4.5 superheroes
— 7 seats sampled
— 115 minutes of stage-whispered commentary and questions for his 9-year-old brother
— 3 bathroom breaks
— 4.5 superheroes
— 7 seats sampled
— 115 minutes of stage-whispered commentary and questions for his 9-year-old brother
July 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Fantastic Four, by the numbers, with a 6-year-old:
— 3 bathroom breaks
— 4.5 superheroes
— 7 seats sampled
— 115 minutes of stage-whispered commentary and questions for his 9-year-old brother
— 3 bathroom breaks
— 4.5 superheroes
— 7 seats sampled
— 115 minutes of stage-whispered commentary and questions for his 9-year-old brother
“Dad, what are you taking a picture of?”
“Us biking!”
“A Viking?! Where?”
“No, us biking, because it’s so much fun!”
“Us biking!”
“A Viking?! Where?”
“No, us biking, because it’s so much fun!”
July 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Dad, what are you taking a picture of?”
“Us biking!”
“A Viking?! Where?”
“No, us biking, because it’s so much fun!”
“Us biking!”
“A Viking?! Where?”
“No, us biking, because it’s so much fun!”
I mainly collect postcards from the early 1900s, but this Boston “Public Gardens” (sic) card from the swinging sixties was too good to pass up
July 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I mainly collect postcards from the early 1900s, but this Boston “Public Gardens” (sic) card from the swinging sixties was too good to pass up
Encountered this the other day at the Edward Gorey House on the Cape and felt especially seen
July 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Encountered this the other day at the Edward Gorey House on the Cape and felt especially seen
Big day in the life of a (nearly) 9-year-old biker: when you get your first brand-new bike — and your first bike with gears! — you don’t wait to go for a ride, even if it’s 90F when you roll out of the shop.
*not shown: a stop at JP Lick’s, followed by a viewing of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
*not shown: a stop at JP Lick’s, followed by a viewing of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
June 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Big day in the life of a (nearly) 9-year-old biker: when you get your first brand-new bike — and your first bike with gears! — you don’t wait to go for a ride, even if it’s 90F when you roll out of the shop.
*not shown: a stop at JP Lick’s, followed by a viewing of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
*not shown: a stop at JP Lick’s, followed by a viewing of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Lighting up the gun at a blistering — and lucky — 13 mph
June 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Lighting up the gun at a blistering — and lucky — 13 mph
Incredible. There is a 101-year-old D-Day veteran here in 90-degree heat at the WooSox game, on his feat no less. Just got a standing ovation.
June 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Incredible. There is a 101-year-old D-Day veteran here in 90-degree heat at the WooSox game, on his feat no less. Just got a standing ovation.
Well the Finals may not have worked out the way I hoped, but my 8yo just gasped audibly watching Havlicek steal the ball in “Celtics City” — nervous for the Cs; edge of his seat; no idea one of the most famous plays in history was coming — and his surprise caught me by surprise, which was wonderful
June 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Well the Finals may not have worked out the way I hoped, but my 8yo just gasped audibly watching Havlicek steal the ball in “Celtics City” — nervous for the Cs; edge of his seat; no idea one of the most famous plays in history was coming — and his surprise caught me by surprise, which was wonderful
“Dad, are most people who have secret lairs underground good or bad?”
—Izzy, age 5, on the way to the supermarket
—Izzy, age 5, on the way to the supermarket
April 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Dad, are most people who have secret lairs underground good or bad?”
—Izzy, age 5, on the way to the supermarket
—Izzy, age 5, on the way to the supermarket
Nice to see such a great crowd last night for @yappelbaum.bsky.social — journalist, scholar, storyteller, native son, and all-around mensch — talking about STUCK @portersqbooks.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Nice to see such a great crowd last night for @yappelbaum.bsky.social — journalist, scholar, storyteller, native son, and all-around mensch — talking about STUCK @portersqbooks.bsky.social
Honored that the @bostonglobe.com reposted this one www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/1...
The tragedy that Boston forgot - The Boston Globe
In 1916, the city witnessed a horrific trolley accident that killed 46 people. It has now been all but forgotten.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Honored that the @bostonglobe.com reposted this one www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/1...
Whatever remaining shreds of credibility I had as a former Globe transportation reporter went out the window when I just failed to stop for … the one and only Fred Salvucci waiting at a crosswalk
February 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Whatever remaining shreds of credibility I had as a former Globe transportation reporter went out the window when I just failed to stop for … the one and only Fred Salvucci waiting at a crosswalk
Just clarified that my 5yo has been working all along with the understanding that the parts he needs to make sure to wash in the bath are called “pirate parts” 🏴☠️🛁
January 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Just clarified that my 5yo has been working all along with the understanding that the parts he needs to make sure to wash in the bath are called “pirate parts” 🏴☠️🛁