Crazy & surreal to see myself in the print pages of The Washington Post. Thanks again to Kyle Swenson for telling my story. Once a spy, now a spy novelist. Grateful for the journey. #thepeacockandthesparrow Atria Books Simon & Schuster Atria Mystery Bus ITW Debut Authors Program #edgars2024

She joined the CIA after 9/11. Her tour in Iraq was a mess of attacks, muddy purpose, institutional indifference. I.S. Berry | THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW began writing to sort out her war zone experience. It would led to her resignation - & now celebrated career as an spy novelist washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

I.S. Berry scored rave reviews and awards for her literary debut, “The Peacock and the Sparrow,” a novel mined from her time at the CIA. wapo.st/44Rk1is

Homelessness numbers continue to rise in D.C. region, data shows wapo.st/3QQJD9f via Kyle Swenson

Thanks to The Washington Post reporter Kyle Swenson for this story on my journey from spy to novelist, which was rocky at times but ended well. Thanks to the @cia for embracing change & evolving over the years. Proud to call myself a former officer. Atria Mystery Bus ITW Debut Authors Program

New from the NY Fed:

1 in 7 Gen Z credit card users is 'maxed out'
1 in 10 Millennial credit card users is 'maxed out'
1 in 10 Gen X credit card users is 'maxed out'

There is real stain/pain among low-income & young households.

('maxed out' = Used 90%+ of credit card limit)

Feel like Savannah's hat was pretty weird but I respect her for going weird like that. Also, lebron should buy the Cavs

Wow. Terrible loss...

Student who raised $400K for D.C. homeless man refunds money to donors. In a series of TikTok videos, Sanai Graden says she lost touch with Alonzo Douglas Hebron, who became evasive and stopped returning her calls. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Congrats pal! Hannah Dreier

Hannah Dreier The New York Times Sarah Stillman The New Yorker Sarah Conway City Bureau Invisible Institute Reuters The Washington Post Katie Engelhart NYT Magazine Vladimir Kara-Murza Justin Chang Los Angeles Times David E. Hoffman The Associated Press Yohance Lacour ProPublica Josh Kaplan Justin Elliott Brett Murphy Alex Mierjeski Kirsten Berg Congratulations to the family, friends, colleagues and fans who bore witness to the inimitable literary/artistic magic of the late Greg Tate. #Pulitzer

You never know who will show up at the White House briefing from a galaxy far, far away.

“Rent stabilization measures have become increasingly common in counties across the D.C. region and beyond, as rents skyrocketed during the pandemic.”

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By The Washington Post’ Kyle Swenson

Rent caps may end in Prince George’s. Tenants are organizing a fight. Housing advocates and tenants want permanent rent stabilization as the county faces record homelessness washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Say you pay...$2,500 a month in rent-what's that get you? In some Prince George's apts, it means holes in the bathroom ceiling, sinks that flood, unresponsive maintenance. PG tenants fight for rent caps at a time when high rent don't ensure quality housing washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Rick Steves is about 79324x more interesting than whatever you've assumed. Last month, I traveled to his hometown to learn more about the man behind the guidebooks. Read what I learned in my profile for the The Washington Post:

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🌍✍️Presenting our Top 5 Social Impact Journalists!

👉 These journalists are changing the world, one story at a time:

🔹Nicole Melancon - thirdeyemom
🔹Kyle Swenson - Kyle Swenson
🔹Sangeeta Waldron - Sangeeta Waldron
🔹Sheryl Lee - Sheryl Lee
🔹Vibeka Mair - Vibeka

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Always grateful for Kyle Swenson. Check out his myth busting and truth telling about homelessness.