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Hilary Potkewitz
FREELANCE WRITER
A Modern Spice Merchant Requires Calm at Customs
WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Peter Bahlawanian understands why his luggage could raise eyebrows. It’s full of small plastic...
What a veteran Navy SEAL brings to the Montana backcountry
WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Micah Fink is gathering combat veterans in the backwoods of Montana with a fleet of horses and...
How to Pack for Weeks on an Offshore Oil Rig
WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Kyle Bardsley spends a lot of time at sea, but he rarely goes swimming. “That’s frowned upon....
Why 4 a.m. Is the Most Productive Hour
By HILARY POTKEWITZ Most people who wake up at 4 a.m. do it because they have to—farmers, flight attendants, currency traders and postal...
Extreme Testing for Hydrogen Cars
WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Jackie Birdsall pushes vehicles to their limits for a living. As a senior automotive engineer for...
When You Run Into Your Ex on the Job
By HILARY POTKEWITZ Gene Caballero recalls feeling confident as he walked into his interview at Dell’s call center in Nashville, Tenn. He...
A French Cheesemonger's American Adventures
WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Laure Dubouloz misses some of the cheeses from her childhood home in Annecy, in the French Alps....
Here’s the Pitch: the Perfect Bat for Each Baseball Player
WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Walking into a Major League Baseball clubhouse, James Sass knows what every player wants from him...
A Biologist Works to Reconcile Bats and Wind Energy
WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Tim Hayes’s early interactions with bats on his grandparents’ Indiana farm didn’t scream “future...
San Diego Sailor Trains for His First Olympics
WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Most days, Caleb Paine spends a few hours suspended off the side of his boat, inches from the...
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