I’m a contributing writer at The Atlantic, and I’ve written features, essays, and profiles for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and The Denver Post, among other outlets.

I’m also the author of Life on Delay, a reported memoir about my lifelong struggle to speak. Life on Delay was named one of the best books of 2023 by The New Yorker, one of the best audiobooks of the year by Audible, and was a USA Today book club selection. New York Times nonfiction critic Jennifer Szalai described it as “seamlessly recounted, threading together science and emotion, ideas and experience.” The Washington Post called the book “mold-breaking,” noting that it “challenges long-standing attitudes toward disability“ and that “Hendrickson answers with courage and compassion one of the most meaningful questions in life.” The project grew out of my 2019 Atlantic feature "What Joe Biden Can’t Bring Himself to Say" which was read by more than 2 million people and named one of the best stories of the year by Longform and The Sunday Long Read. I’m now collaborating on a documentary that has evolved out of the book.

I’ve spoken about journalism, disability, and other topics on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, PBS, BBC, at SXSW, at the National Book Festival, and at colleges across the country. In 2022, my experience with stuttering was the subject of an Emmy-award winning New York Times opinion video.

I’m always on the hunt for human-centered stories that reveal something nuanced and surprising about American life. I live in New York City with my wife. Get in touch!