- Every few days I think about a 22-year-old I met last year at Seattle's open-air drug market at 12th and Jackson. As our interview wrapped up, he urged me to dig into the foster care system and what it does to people like him. It is comforting to know that @claudiarowe.bsky.social did just that.
- On this week's @niemanstoryboard.org podcast, I spoke with @claudiarowe.bsky.social, author of “Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care,” which has been named a finalist for the 2025 National Book Awards. niemanstoryboard.org/2025/10/23/n... @nationalbook.bsky.social #booksky