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What's really bothering me

Dec 9, 2021

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14 min read

What's really bothering me

What began as a plan to punish a troll actually became a sign that I'm finally ready to write about the stepfather who caused my family so much pain.

Only in New York

Aug 27, 2025

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8 min read

Only in New York

I wouldn't ever tell anyone they 'should' wait 7 and a half hours for 'free' tickets. I will say that I'm glad I did, though, because it was a pretty unforgettable New York experience.

Danny ONeil
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My best short story
LockSimple

Feb 14, 2024

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9 min read

My best short story

My oldest grudge goes back to when I was a little ninth grader in a small town with a P.E. teacher who refused to fudge the numbers.

How to properly apologize
By Danny O’Neil | September 2025

💍 The marital pump fake
Seattle Magazine | May 2024


💧 Real men cry, too
Seattle Magazine | October 2024


🐕‍🦺 Childless dog guy feels left out
Seattle Magazine | October 2024


🚫 It’s OK to Quit
Seattle Magazine | March 2024


The Search for Brian Bosworth

THE SEATTLE TIMES | AUGUST 15, 2010

Brian Bosworth created a Hollywood persona and set the blueprint that’s still being followed by today’s stars. Twenty years after his NFL career ended, I set out to find him in Southern California. It did not go well.

JANUARY 21, 2025

A sober realization: I’m rooting for Sark

APRIL 8, 2025

I absolutely love to hate the Thunder

MARCH 23, 2025

Thankfully, I'm still an utter idiot about baseball

The unraveling of a hometown hero

THE SEATTLE TIMES | April 8, 2012


In the end, Ryan Leaf wasn’t recognized as the quarterback who led Washington State to its first Rose Bowl in 67 years.

He wasn’t identified by his NFL infamy, either.

Leaf was picked out of police photos by a victim who had returned home to find a tall guy coming out of her trailer home wearing shiny black loafers. He said something about being at the wrong address. (CONT.)

He never did get his man

I profiled the one guy who was adamant that D.B. Cooper was NOT a folk hero. Ralph Himmelsbach — the FBI agent assigned to the case — never got the romanticism for the only unsolved skyjacking in American history.

The story was published Jan. 23, 2022 in “Pacific NW,” which is the Sunday magazine of The Seattle Times.

Inside the covery story | By Danny O’Neil

DANNY O’NEIL

A veteran sports journalist and accidental radio host, I show founders, entrepreneurs and aspiring executives how to connect with an audience, building their personal brands and creating awareness of their expertise.

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