As you may know, I’ve become a bit of a regular reader at the Mortified show at Oberon, thanks to the best-ever Mortified producer, Sara Faith Alterman. Not only that, last year I was featured on episode 89 of the Mortified Podcast, reading my
Are you totally bummed because you think you missed your window to sign up for my Writing About Family class at GrubStreet? Well, don't be! There is still time to enroll. The class now starts January 24 and runs through
As you may know, I've become a bit of a regular reader at the Mortified show at Oberon, thanks to the best-ever Mortified producer, Sara Faith Alterman. But now I'm super excited to share that you don't have to be in the Cambridge area
I'm extremely excited to announce that I have a short nonfiction piece––"Claustrophobia"––in volume IV of the small, Boston-area-based zine/magazine Infinite Scroll. The theme of the issue is TIME & MONEY. To read the full piece, buy a copy of Infinite Scroll, either online or at
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Rebecca Danos for the Wellesley Writes It series on Wellesley Underground! Post originally appeared on Wellesley Underground on August 8, 2015. -- It is an honor to converse with E.B. Bartels whose work appears extensively in
For the full essay, see it on The Toast. Originally published on August 19, 2014. --- I used to be a regular at the pet store on the second floor of my local mall, down by Sears. Whenever I had to go with
For the full essay, see it in Volume 1, Issue 1 of Agave Magazine. Originally published in August 2013. --- Since it opened in 1930, Andersen Insurance, in Somerville, Massachusetts, has offered incredible job security. I started making photocopies and filing policies when
For the full essay, see it in Fall 2013 issue of The Wellesley Review. Originally published in December 2013. --- When, as an infant, I refused nap, my mom would often strap me into the car seat and drive head-on into the afternoon