David Dobbs wrote his story for the new long-form online outlet The Atavist.and talked about the experience on Nieman Storyboard, An NASW member, Dobbs describes how he settled on the fledgling site, and what he gained from it — freedom from arbitrary wordcount limits, and the ability, with help from The Atavist staff, to incorporate photos, video, audio and other Easter eggs into the iPad version (a slimmed-down version is also on the Kindle).
