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Patrick D. McDermott

About

Patrick D. McDermott is the multimedia editor of the Oxford American. His writing has appeared in the Fader, Stereogum, and Nylon, among other places. He has an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and is working on his first book.

Articles

Issue 118, Fall 2022

Wednesday in Athens

There’s something messy and beautiful about the struggle to name something, about fumbling around for language to define the indefinable.

By Patrick D. McDermott
Issue 123, Winter 2023

Prologue: Cigarette Smoke and Magic

Our writers illustrate how ballads have shaped both the history of popular music and the personal histories of their lives.

By Patrick D. McDermott
Issue 127, Winter 2024

Prologue: The Sound of You

We gravitated toward stories and songs that show how self-expression fuels innovation, or the specific magic that can happen when place and personality align.

By Patrick D. McDermott