My First Byline: Steven Padilla

Column One Editor, Los Angeles Times

Courtesy Steven Padilla

What is your current job?

I edit Column One, a showcase for storytelling and narrative at the Los Angeles Times.

What was your first byline?

One of the most meaningful things I ever wrote didn't actually have my byline, but it stands out in my memory because of how it shaped my writing life. I was in sixth grade when my buddy Ronni…