I’m James Russell, a freelance writer in Fort Worth, Texas writing about art, the built environment, religion, and politics, primarily in Texas. I’m really popular at parties.

My byline regularly appears in regional and state publications, including Arts and Culture Texas, Dallas Voice, D Magazine, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, as well as Architect Magazine, Landscape Architecture Magazine, The Architect’s Newspaper and CityLab. I also cover Texas elections, politics and the biennial legislature for Quorum Report, the state’s largest and longest running political newsletter.

From 2014-2016 I was a Dallas Voice staff writer and calendar editor and from 2010-2011 I was an assistant editor and reporter for Truthout.org. Other contract roles include serving as web editor for the Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide and the book reviews section editor for New Clear Vision, affiliated with the academic Peace and Justice Studies Association.

Contact me at james(dot)journo(at)gmail(dot)com.

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