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I am relieved this news is now public, but also pained because it makes it more real. The last week has been one of the most overwhelming and confusing professional experiences of my life—and this is my second layoff in three years.

We hear about closures and layoffs in this industry all the time, but this news was a total surprise and devastating to me and so many of my colleagues.

I joined The Counter as senior editor the week after the 2020 elections. I described it as "a small but mighty" food publication. Now, the small and mighty has fallen. All editorial employees — other than publisher Jeffrey Kittay — are being laid off. I wish I really knew why.

Still reeling from the news that The Counter will cease publication next month and lay off all employees. It's been a privilege to work with the talented people on this staff. x.com/TheCounter/sta…

For the last 8 months I've been talking to school workers, activists, parents across the country for an important podcast @thecounter about the promise and immense flaws in America's school lunch program.

One of the highlights of the past year for me was getting to work in proximity to the brilliance of Claire Brown, @jesstiafu, Tina Vasquez, Talia (טליה) Moore, Matthew Sedacca, Tricia Vuong, Jessica Terrell, 🦅Nasty GroupHawk🦅アカウント1から (sorry for anyone I missed here!)🙏🏽✨🥰

Alone in New York, they were bolstered by their devotion to each other as they worked to send money back home to their son. Their American escapade had moments of light and love. But it would ultimately end in violence. nytimes.com/2022/04/19/nyr…

I hope every single person reads this heartrending profile of a generous and decent couple who loved each other, their son, and their Queens neighbors. I have followed this story, and I am grateful for the reporting by Corina Knoll⁩ ⁦The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/2022/04/19/nyr…

Well, what a bittersweet day! Two James Beard noms when I’m imminently unemployed. Thanks to my @thecounter colleagues who appreciated my work and helped make some of the nominated pieces possible. Too bad we were all considered disposable.

Two men, who didn't identify themselves, came to my dad's house and started asking questions about his internet service provider, the cost of his monthly bill, etc. I hovered in the background and listened because I immediately got scam vibes.

“I grew up detesting that photo,” writes Kim Phuc Phan Thi, 50 years after she was depicted in the “Napalm Girl” photo from the Vietnam war. “I felt ugly and ashamed.” nyti.ms/3zp0J6p