Father, friend, & believer love conquers hate. Senior analyst MSNBC, former chief strategist to Pres. Bush, worked on over 100 campaigns both sides of aisle.

Journalist. Editor. Brooklyn. I sometimes write for: The New Yorker, WIRED, Bloomberg, Playboy, etc.

Writer covering life-work balance, recreation, and how politics shape both. Bylines at VICE, NBC News, WBUR, Southwest Airlines, Boston Magazine, and The Nation

Author of the The Tide King and The Summer She Was Under Water (Black Lawrence Press), Could You Be With Her Now (Dzanc), You’ll Be Fine (NineStar), & more

Executive Editor, GEN by Medium. Previously: Yahoo News, The Atlantic, The Washington Post. garance-at-medium-dot-com.

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” -Rumi #EndWhiteSilence. #BlackGirlsMatter