September 2, 2017
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The Rumpus – “Mimesis of Girlhood in Three Acts Featuring Bright Eyes”
Where I write about boys, sex, mouth guards, and music. And the sometimes sadness of growing up. ...
March 15, 2017
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MUTHA Magazine – “Such A Serious Baby”
Where I write about babies and children being real human beings with real feelings and personalities. Just like us....
November 29, 2016
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Catapult Magazine -“I Hate Shopping (and Shops are the Problem)”
I survived cyber Monday with my dignity largely intact, but that has less to do with my powers of self control and more to do with the fact that...
August 1, 2016
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Entropy Magazine – “White”
Read my ode to migraines, minivans, and Seagrams gin at Entropy. Love the fact that this photo is from my grandmother's tiny town of Schleswig, Iowa. Beautiful, stretching, restful emptiness....
July 14, 2016
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Neutrons Protons – “Swan Song of a Glowing Pregnant Goddess”
I still cringe when I remember my sanctimonious pregnant self. The blissful ignorance, the total confidence in books and their ability to solve baby problems, the rock solid belief...
Brain, Child Magazine – “One and Two”
I'm so happy and honored and excited to be featured today in Brain, Child Magazine. This piece interrogates the ways in which we are different parents for each of our children,...
June 17, 2016
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The Furious Gazelle – “Nutella”
Read about my many haunted thoughts concerning everyone's favorite chocolatey spread disguising itself as a valid condiment over at The Furious Gazelle. ...
May 23, 2016
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Scary Mommy – “10 Ways A Toddler Can Kinda Be A Drag”
The many reasons toddlers can prevent you from doing your thing, and what happens when you give into their tyrannical demands for your undivided attention. Read away on Scary...
April 15, 2016
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Bust – “What an Anti-Feminist Student Taught me About Feminism”
Read my piece in Bust about anti-feminist sentiments amongst young college students - what happens when we put our outrage on hold, and listen to their stories? ...