St. Patrick’s Day thoughts on Ukraine (which Lenin once referred to as “Russia’s Ireland”)

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[BOOKS: On the Loose in Boston, On the Loose in Washington, DC, On the Loose in Philadelphia, On the Loose in New York City, T-Ride, and graphic novel Starling.]

Things my kid learned outside of school this year (Washington Post cartoon)

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[BOOKS: On the Loose in Boston, On the Loose in Washington, DC, On the Loose in Philadelphia, On the Loose in New York City, T-Ride, and graphic novel Starling.]

Eagerly anticipating a return to “the best kids’ ride in town” (Boston Globe illustrated article)

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MORE THAN two years ago, inspired by my Boston subway-adoring son, I started work on a children’s board book about the joys of riding the T. In the following months, as a spate of high-profile transit mishaps ensued, some began jokingly suggesting that my project in progress should in fact be a humor book–or a horror story.
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[BOOKS: On the Loose in Boston, On the Loose in Washington, DC, On the Loose in Philadelphia, On the Loose in New York City, T-ride, and graphic novel Starling.]


America in Transition (Boston Globe cartoon)

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[BOOKS: On the Loose in Boston, On the Loose in Washington, DC, On the Loose in Philadelphia, On the Loose in New York City, and graphic novel Starling.]