Hello and ! I am a newly arrived migrant to these alien lands, but I have been enjoying myself greatly so far. My new friend @voron suggested I write an introductory post.

My name is David. I am an and whose work appears regularly in The New Yorker (including a feature later this month that I think you will love), the New York Times, Scientific American, and elsewhere. I generally cover and issues, though I also dabble in writing.

My latest book, The Mission, is the definitive (and critically-acclaimed, I am proud to say) account of the incredible true story of a team of scientists and bureaucrats who convinced to explore , the moon of . My next book is about the exploration of , including my expeditions there. might find it of interest.

I have been a full-time for 15 years now, and have been very successful. I say this only because I am a credible source in this space, and I would like to help other and achieve their dreams and goals as well. It is a hard business being a or book author, but not an impossible one.

Already, I have been blown away by the kindness of community members who have taken me under their wing here, and I hope to be a positive force and good community member in turn.

In real life, I live in , , the greatest city in . Anyway, thank you all again for the very warm welcome. I feel very happy to be part of this .

(That's a lot of so far, but I hear that's how we roll here.)

@dwb Ooh! Sounds interesting, especially the Antarctica part. :) Welcome!

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@Lisa_Strong Thank you :) Here is a link to the Antarctica story — a lot of this will be covered in the book, though the book covers much more than my time there. newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11

@dwb The best kind of reporting - field reporting, in my opinion. Thanks for the link. 🙂

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