About
I’m a writer and editor in San Francisco, the great city I’ve called home since 1994. My reporting and essays have appeared in publications including Salon (where I was an editor from 2003-2009), Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Arrive, PBS.org and Mother Jones, where I’m currently a senior editor. I’m also the associate director of MediaBugs. I have a MFA in Writing from University of San Francisco, and periodically teach journalism and creative writing at San Francisco State University and 826 Valencia.
I write about a broad range of stuff. You can check out a cross section of my long-form journalism here. I also blog regularly on this site about politics, culture and media innovation. At times I even include some original reporting, virtually none of it conducted while wearing pajamas.
If you accidentally ended up here while searching for top-notch architectural and design services, you’re just one click away, courtesy of my brilliantly talented wife. Ditto, if you were looking for a soul-melting puppy photo. (His name is Renzo, and that back deck is his paradise… and OK, fine, since you insist, here’s one more of him in an epic pose.)
I welcome your comments, inquiries and greatest recipes. Feel free to send me e-mail. For additional links and thoughts, follow me on Twitter here. Thanks for coming by.
-MF
(Bonus links: I used to play bass for legendary California quartet The Magic of Television. And occasionally for the even more legendary I See Hawks in L.A., who you should definitely go see live without further delay.)
