Writer/Editor/Teacher. Specializing in memoir and essays. Writing a book.
Pre-Order the New, Updated Edition of "Goodbye to All That," due 4/6/21! With new essays by: Leslie Jamison, Emily Raboteau, Lisa Ko, Ada Limón, Danielle A. Jackson, Rosie Schaap, and Carolita Johnson
My Skillshare online personal essay workshop
The NYC Essay Anthologies I Edited: Goodbye to All That, and Never Can Say Goodbye
The Longreads "Fine Lines" Essay Series on Age and Aging That I Launched and Edited
Personal Space: The Memoir Show, my *talk show* on LitHub's Virtual Book Channel
I Hope to Some Day Re-Open My Coworking Space for Writers in Kingston, New York
Memoir in Essays in the Works
Thread w/ Links to Essays I Edited Which Were Published In, or Received Notable Mention in, the Best American series, 2020
Thread w/ Links to Pieces I edited for The Guardian's "The Uplift" series
Modern Love: My Biological Clock Can't Tick Fast Enough
Teaching and Editing: I Lead Essay-writing and Anthology-editing workshops at Catapult, Where I'm Also a Contributing Editor
Teaching: MFA Program at Bay Path University
Newsletter: Adventures in "Journalism": Highlights and Lowlights (Mostly Lowlights) From My Wayward Career Path (plus some straight up memoir)
New York Times: It's Not Over Until the Bride's Father Sings
Essays for The Guardian
Modern Love: He Forgot to Call? Oh, No Big Deal
Conversations With Writers Braver Than Me on The Rumpus