Selected Essays

The Stranger I Call Mother Reconnecting after alienation.

Have a Mediocre Holiday Moms, lower your holiday standards.

The Sweet Spot of Less. Make room for the muse.

Lessons Learned. The parenting choice I never expected to make. 

Honors

Writing Well Creative Writing Contest, Nonfiction Winner 2016.

Brain, Child Magazine, May 2015 Editor’s Pick.

The Boston MOTH StorySLAM Champion, March 2015.

Honorable Mention, 76th Annual Writing Contest, Writer’s Digest memoir.

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