Writing

A person standing on a sandy beach with sparse vegetation, wearing a blue sleeveless top and black pants, with a building with a red roof in the background under a cloudy sky.

photo: Carol Vaziri

Make Yourself Useful:
Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen

coming September 7, 2027
coming September 7, 2027
Book cover titled "The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage" with a subtitle "True Tales of Food, Family, & How We Learn to Eat." Illustration of a steaming pot, wine bottle, wine glass, and salt and pepper shakers on a table.

The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage: True Tales of Food, Family, & How We Learn to Eat

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Colorful book cover showcasing children's educational content about Women's, Men's, and Academic Life, edited by Elrena Evans and Caroline Grant, with a foreword by Miriam Peskowitz, featuring scattered cereal loops on a light blue background.

Mama, Ph.D : Women Write about Motherhood and Academic Life

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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
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