Response to Myles' Piece

Myles- Nice piece! I think you did well in making yourself a character in the narrative much as Claire did and that you did a good job integrating yourself well into it. I never felt like you were intruding into it. You were like an investigative reporter a bit in it. Your descriptions of being in the abandoned factory is very visceral with detail such as the shards of glass “intermingling with the weeds and shrubs that force their way through slabs of broken concrete”. My suggestion would be to instead of simply presenting the plethora of details that you do, try to form more of a progression with it or try to decipher the story there. Do you think it would be possible to get any interviews with any of the former workers or managers of the plants in Parchment? That would be a really great get. Maybe also try to connect the decline of Parchment on a larger level to the rest of southwestern Michigan. Also, since you are so much a part of the piece, try to explain what spurred your interest in Parchment and its eponymous paper mills. This should be a really fascinating article. Looking forward to reading it.