Essay Archive

  1. White Noise, in Open Secrets Magazine, 14 August, 2026
  2. Food Processors, in Farmer-ish, Summer 2026
  3. Dawn Wall, originally on The Mid, republished at Role Reboot, and republished again in Catamaran Literary Reader, Summer 2026, Edition 51
  4. Kitchen Fires, short-listed for The Letter Review Nonfiction Prize
  5. Foreword to Parenting and PhDing: Surviving and Improving the Working Conditions of Graduate Student Parents, ed. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott & Jenna Morton-Aiken (Rutgers University Press, 2025)
  6. Land Acknowledgement, co-written with Tony, at GIA Reader
  7. Black Box, in Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Staff Anthology
  8. Launching, at Literary Mama
  9. Alone, at Mutha Magazine
  10. The Ikebana Shears, at The Keepthings
  11. At the Movies, in The Pandemic Midlife Crisis: Gen X Women on the Brink, ed. Jessica Smock & Stephanie Sprenger
  12. Just Nerves, in Calyx, vol. 32 no. 2 — read / listen
  13. Driving Lessons, at Your Teen
  14. A Handbook for Grieving, in The New York Times
  15. My mom taught me about bread. When she died, all I could do was bake., at The Washington Post
  16. Sandwiched, at The Washington Post
  17. I Once Was Blind, co-written with Tony, for the GIA Reader
  18. Fragile, in Here in the Middle: Stories of Love, Loss, and Connection From the Ones Sandwiched In Between, ed. Christine Organ & Julie Jo Severson (2016); republished at Role Reboot
  19. Dumped by My Matchmaker, first published on Ozy, now on the Internet Archive
  20. Fading, winner of The Monthly's winter essay contest, republished at Role Reboot
  21. In Nancy's Kitchen, in Books That Cook: The Making of a Literary Meal, ed. Jennifer Cognard-Black & Melissa A. Goldthwaite (NYU Press) — read
  22. Picking Berries with Granddad, in Grand Magazine
  23. The Birth I Wanted, in Birth Writes: A Collection of Real Life Birth Stories, ed. Carole Monnier Clark (2016)
  24. Snapshots from AWP, at Literary Mama
  25. A Conversation with Emily Barton, in Literary Mama
  26. Five Family Favorites, in The Children's Book Review
  27. From Pitch to Publication: Learning How to Work With an Editor, in Women Writing on Family: Tips on Writing, Teaching and Publishing, ed. Suzann Holland & Carol Smallwood
  28. Afternoon Snack Ideas, in Macaroni Kids
  29. An Interview with Nicki Richesin, in Literary Mama
  30. Earthquake Country, in Salon
  31. Things No One Will Tell You: Literary Mama Writes Motherhood Outside the Mainstream Media, in The 21st Century Motherhood Movement, ed. Andrea O'Reilly
  32. A Conversation with Pamela Tanner Boll, in Literary Mama
  33. The Cookie, first published in Hip Mama, reprinted in A Cup of Comfort for New Mothers, ed. Colleen Sell
  34. Wonderful Life, in The Ultimate Christmas, ed. Jeanne Bice
  35. Caring for Children and Their Parents, in Inside Higher Ed
  36. The Quest for Balance and Support, in Inside Higher Ed
  37. MLA Realities, Then and Now, in Inside Higher Ed
  38. A Conversation with Gail Konop Baker, in Literary Mama
  39. 3,000 Miles, Two Writers, One Book, co-written with Elrena Evans, in The Debutante Ball
  40. Summer Reading, in Motherverse, Issue 7 (2007)
  41. Mama Sez, in Literary Mama