Portfolio, first proofEst. MMXXVI
Stories aboutpeople, places
& why they matter.
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I write features, profiles and essays with a reporter’s eye and a novelist’s ear.
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I notice
the small things.
That’s usually where the story is. In the pause before someone answers. In what a place keeps, discards or refuses to explain.
I’m Samuel Young, an independent writer working across culture, travel, food and ideas. My approach is curious, exacting and allergic to empty language.
Available for
- Reported features
- Profiles & interviews
- Essays & criticism
- Editorial brand stories
- Voice & copy direction
“Samuel finds the sentence beneath the sentence—the one that makes the whole piece matter.
Mara Chen / Features editor
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in writing.
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