I love feature stories most of all.  At the AP, I was known as the “Hey Martha” reporter for consistently landing the wacky slot. That’s the last story listed on the national budget, which was always an off-beat feature.

Here are a few examples from The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Associated Press and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

• There’s Only Silence: Speed Skating in St. Louis.
• Lipstick Graveyards:  Where eyeshadow never dies.
• Rent Mother Nature:  Own a cow without the chores.
• Braille in Jail:  Prisons offer unique job opportunities.
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• Evening Shade Farms:  It is wishful thinking to come to Evening Shade Farms and believe it is the good life.

Inquirer Q and As –  I interview upcoming speakers for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Here are a few recent examples:

• Diane Rehm  – NPR host
• Hanya Yanagihara – Author of “Little Life”
• Margaret Atwood – Author of “A Handmaid’s Tale”