Essays

Immortal Coils
published in Sweet: A Literary Confection

How a Single Piece of Clothing Can Instantly Boost Your Mood
published in O, The Oprah Magazine

What We Can't See
an interview about my essay "Rumors of Lost Stars," published in Creative Nonfiction

There's No Erasing the Chalkboard
published on The Atlantic

Pathetic, clingy, desperate for approval: Why does the Disney Channel hate moms?
published in Salon

Planting Cherries in the Sand
published in The Butter

Grades Matter in Middle School. Should They Matter at All?
published in The Washington Post

Dear Life: I'm Emotionally Out of Steam and My Solace Is Food
published in The Manifest-Station

An Open Letter to the Sneakers Hanging Over a Power Line on East Lake Sammamish Parkway
published in McSweeney's Internet Tendency

Quiet! The Exhaustion of Introverts with a Child Who Can't Stop Talking
published in ParentMap

What Would Jessica Fletcher Tweet?
published in PopMatters

Nothing Gold Can Stay
published in Full Grown People

Eye of the Beholder
published in Full Grown People

Hidden Falls Staircase
published in the Saint Paul Almanac