MICHAEL LEAHY

”Breaking the Cycle,” The Washington Post Magazine," October 8, 2006, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/04/AR2006100400127.html

A story, set in Kenya and Silver Spring, Maryland, about the quest for a malaria vaccine.

”The Weight,” The Washington Post Magazine, July 18, 2004, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47735-2004Jul13.html

A story about American obesity and several of its victims, set in Mississippi, ranked as the most obese state in the country in 2004.

”Family Vacation,” The Washington Post Magazine, June 19, 2005, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/15/AR2005061501885.html

A story about a California man, once known only as Donor 929 to the women who anonymously purchased his sperm through a fertility clinic for the purpose of conceiving children. In 2005, revealing his identity, the sperm donor, Mike Rubino, spent a week at his home with one of the women and her two children, who flew across the country to at last meet the man who had played an indispensable role in creating their family.

“What Might Have Been,” The Washington Post Magazine, February 20, 2005

A story about George McGovern and how long it takes to get over losing a presidential race.

“Swing Shift,” The Washington Post Magazine, April 2, 2000

A profile of Cal Ripken, Jr. in the twilight of his career. The story was selected for the 2001 edition of The Best American Sports Writing anthology.

“Gambling Man,” The Washington Post, June 14, 2002

A profile of Michael Jordan, written at the conclusion of the first of his two playing seasons with the Washington Wizards. The story was selected for the 2003 edition of The Best American Sports Writing anthology.

“Oswald: A Brother’s Burden,” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, November 16, 1997

A profile of Robert Oswald, the brother of Lee Harvey Oswald.

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