A.V. Eichenbaum began their career in journalism writing for the Gavilan Press in their hometown of Gilroy, Calif., at the age of 14. They went on to write as a freelancer, then for the Cabrillo Voice in college, before spending some time writing at the Register-Pajaronian in Watsonville, Calif., at the age of 19.
During those formative years, Eichenbaum mostly covered hard news, high-profile funerals, local politics, and crime. In that time, they also wrote reviews on locally authored books, hosted the Cabrillo Voice podcast, and produced two shows for the PAC Theater Troupe in Aptos, Calif.: Dog Sees God (2015) and The Bold, The Young, and the Murdered (2016).
In addition to contributing to Seattle's own Eastlake News, hosting the absurdist improv comedy podcast January Men: A January Boys Fancast, and writing three plays — This is Madness (2009), Throwaway Lines (2015), and Glass Houses (2019) — Eichenbaum has worked odd jobs as an actor, a fast-food cashier, a shipping clerk, a party fortune teller, a model, a dog groomer's secretary, a door-to-door security system salesperson, a ranch hand, a bartender, an architectural blueprint printing specialist, a freelance consultant, a tutor, and a barista, all while trying to finish a degree in moral philosophy.
Now, as associate editor of the SGN and co-host of the newspaper's new podcast Radio SGN, they are excited to see what's next, and consider themself incredibly lucky to be here.
If you'd like to see more of Eichenbaum's creative work, such as paintings or music projects, go to www.probablytruestories.com, or follow them on Instagram @hologramdetective