Grateful to have had my writing appear in the following publications:
Under the Stunning, Useless Stars
Visiting my child in the psych ward over the holidays
Human Parts (essay)
November 2024
The cure to my post-divorce loneliness? Becoming an Uber driver
Today.com (opinion)
October 2024
Blasterbating Needs to Stop. Turn Down For What?
(Newsweek) (opinion)
July 2024
Tour of the Tan
(Hardcopy Online) (reported essay)
April 2024
I Was Raised In Purity Culture. Then I Began Wearing A Secret Purchase Under My Clothes.
(Huffington Post) (essay)
March 2024
What Your Contribution to Thanksgiving Dinner Says About You
(Robot Butt) (humor)
November 2023
Why Barbie Learning To Cry Is Such a Pivotal Moment in the Movie—For Her and for Us
(Well + Good) (feature)
July 2023
Pregnancy Test
Meow Meow Pow Pow (poem)
July 2023
Now and Forever: The Importance of Judy Blume
(Video Librarian) (essay)
March 2023
I’ve sent a holiday card every year for the past 17 years. It’s time to stop
(Today.com) (essay)
November 2022
Welcome back to school, now please put down your phone
WBUR (essay)
September 2022
Books Are Not Dangerous, But Companions for a Dangerous World
Newsweek (essay)
April 2022
'After My Former Student Died, I Returned His Teenage Homework to His Parents'
Newsweek (essay)
January 2022
The plastic Santa my divorced dad always believed in
Boston Globe Magazine (essay)
December 2021
If “My So-Called Life” Had Streamed and Not Aired
Situated Magazine (essay)
November 2021
On the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, We Are All Wounded Healers
Newsweek (essay)
Sept 2021
I Went To Camp For The First Time This Summer At 40. Here's What I Learned
WBUR Cognoscenti (essay)
August 2021
Summer reading struggles? Here’s how to help your child now and into the school year.
Washington Post (feature)
August 2021
Dear Tennessee Williams: Have You Even BEEN to Cleveland?
Points in Case (humor)
June 2021
AN OPEN LETTER TO MY CHILD’S OVERNIGHT CAMP ABOUT THE THINGS I DIDN’T HAVE ROOM TO INCLUDE IN THE “ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHILD?” SECTION OF THE REGISTRATION FORM
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency (humor)
June 2021
How a Spider Web Can Untangle Memoir Writing
Teachers & Writers Magazine (lesson plan)
April 2021
Under that Knee: Talking to My Students about the Derek Chauvin Trial
Newsweek (opinion)
March 2021
I'm So Tired Of Staring At My Face On Zoom
WBUR - Cognoscenti (essay)
February 2021
Either/Origin: On Rachel Anne Jolie's "Rust Belt Femme"
Cleveland Review of Books
February 2021
College Professor to Prospective Students: Embrace the Discomfort
Grown + Flown (service piece)
February 2021
Five Stages of Home Office Printer Grief
Medium - Greener Pastures (humor)
February 2021
“I Survived Drowning in Quicksand”
Newsweek (personal essay)
February 2021
‘Minari’: the absolute American story
Culturas (film review)
January 2021
Are You There, Judy? It’s Me, Kendra
LiteraryMama (essay)
January 2021
Embracing my husband’s culture for our child
Motherfigure (essay)
January 2021
Check Your White Privilege with Home Alone
Video Librarian (essay)
December 2020
Girl, Woman, Odor
Full Stop (essay)
October 2020
Making the Best of Too Much Family Togetherness
YourTeen Magazine (essay)
October 2020
Please Consider My Child’s Application To Your Pandemic Pod
Little Old Lady Comedy (humor)
Sept 2020
6 Apps to Share With Your Teens For Better Mental Health
Moms of Teens and Tweens (service piece)
Aug 2020
Zipper
Porcupine Literary (poem)
July 2020
How to avoid being a Karen — even when you really, really want to
The Independent (essay)
July 15, 2020
Is the Essay Incubator For You?
Grub Street (service piece)
July 9, 2020
The Cellist
JMWW (Essay)
May 27, 2020
Cameo Is My Quarantine Therapy
Slate.com (Essay)
May 25, 2020
The Lord Rested
Spiritual Parent (Essay)
April 7, 2020
Indie US booksellers aren’t going down without a fight
The Bookseller (Feature)
February 28, 2020
Bonding With My Teenage Daughter—Tea With My Daughter Helps Break the Ice
Your Teen Magazine (Essay)
February 13, 2020
Where are the POC in Holiday Films?
Michigan Quarterly Review (Essay)
December 13, 2019
I'm raising my kids as non-believers [in Santa]
Today’s Parent (Essay)
November 29, 2019
My In-Laws Urged Me To Try A 100-Day Korean Postpartum Ritual. Here’s What I Learned.
Huffington Post (Essay)
November 21, 2019
My students would make excellent voters — why don’t they think so?
Broad + Liberty (OpEd)
November 19, 2019
The Joy of Ushering the Matinee
Next Avenue (essay)
November 15, 2019
My Kids Love Anime: Bonding with My Kids at AnimeCon
Your Teen Magazine (essay)
September 11, 2019
“Hoop Dreams” is right on time, even 25 years later
The Wrangler (essay)
September 5, 2019
Remember, Oh Co-Eds, the College Campus Landscapers
Points in Case (satire)
September 2, 2019
Yuppie Wedding Announcement Written by a Bitter Maid-of-Honor
Points in Case (satire)
August 19, 2019
How Neighborhoods Make Us Sick
Englewood Review of Books (book review)
April 4, 2019
It’s easier now for gay men to adopt. But they still face lots of pushback, and weird questions.
Washington Post - On Parenting (feature)
January 25, 2019
Here’s why we need to stop celebrating ‘superparents’
Washington Post - On Parenting (essay)
January 16, 2019
Feeling blue at the holidays? Here’s a thought that may help. (essay)
Boston Globe Magazine
December 9, 2018
Kids with autism want to connect. Here’s how other kids can help. (feature)
Washington Post - On Parenting
October 2018
How to Make Parental Tech Support Even More Frustrating (feature)
Slate
August 2018
What the Bride Wore (poem)
Awkward Mermaid
August 2018
His daughter melted down on stage, so he joined her. The Internet crowned him ‘Daderina.’ (profile)
Washington Post - On Parenting
June 2018
Nerding out about America's First Ladies (essay)
Medium
May 2018
Congratulations to the U.S. Postal Service on their induction into the Hipster Hall of Fame (satire)
The Haven
May 2018
Let's Do Better by Our Bridesmaids (service piece)
Splendry
April 2018
I Dealt With Postpartum Panic Attacks By Channeling Mister Rogers (essay)
Romper
March 2018
The Most Successful Best Practices to Get Conversions Out of Your Blog (service piece)
Responsive Inbound Marketing
February 2018
Blessed by Brushlettering: My Unlikely Ministry (essay)
Wild + Faith Magazine
January 2018
The Wildly Overblown Children’s Birthday Party: Can We Be Done? (essay)
Parent.Co
January 2018
Why I Wish My Kids’ Classrooms Had Chalkboards (feature)
Parent.Co
January 2018
The Radical Act of Paring Down Holiday Consumption (feature)
Parent.Co
December 2017
The Best App for Keeping Up with Your Mom Friends (service piece)
Parent.Co
December 2017
Tree-Bush (essay)
Mothers Always Write
published November 2017
Blueprint: The Magazine of Girls Preparatory School
Served as Editor-in-Chief of publication
Spring 2017 edition
White on rice (essay)
Topology Magazine
published June 2016
When Dad learned to text, everything changed (essay)
PDF version
Boston Globe Magazine - Connections
published Summer 2016
"A young hero" (essay)
The One Project - Keepers Series
published Fall 2015
"Song Service" (feature story)
Columns Magazine of Southern Adventist U.
Winter 2014
Retweet, Report, Reply All (essay)
Skirt Magazine
published April 2014
Monologue: We Are the Feet of the People Whose Holiday Card You Received Last Week (satire)
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
December 2012
Open Letter: An Open Letter to William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Repayment Program (satire)
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
January 2012
Five Marks of a Successful Etsy Shop (service piece)
Simply Stacie blog
published August 2011
Transracial adoptions earning more respect (long feature)
Bay State Banner
November 2009
Easy to Be Green (long feature)
Beverage Spectrum Magazine
September 2008
Historical Review of "Marty"
Brattle Film Notes
May 2008