Reporting
Fallik left full-time reporting in 2007. Her freelance work has appeared in The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, Neurology Today, Poynter Institute and others. Fallik has written a series of author Q and As for the Inquirer, including Louise Erdrich, Diane Rehm, Erik Larson, Ann Patchett, and Wally Lamb. Her favorite interview was with “Little Life” author Hanya Yanagihara, who talked about the American “tyranny of happiness.” Asked if she, herself, was happy, Yanagihara replied, “I’m content, and that’s sometimes.”
A Good Nurse
Nursing his new dream Hospital “boot camp” is a challenge to a young man’s maturity. Ryan Sholinsky stood over the sink, trying not to throw …
Living On Toxic Land
Disclosure of toxins stops at the lot; in Pa., house sellers don’t have to inform buyers of nearby contamination.
The Millenium Death Spike
The period between Dec. 30, 1999, through Jan. 5, 2000, saw a sharp rise in the number of deaths in Missouri. Did the rollover of …