A few of my essays
The Snip
http://www.brainchildmag.com/2013/02/847/
In this essay for Brain, Child, I tell the story of a couple, a video, and a whole mess of ambivalence over that milestone of modern marriage, the vasectomy.
Admitting to not owning a television can be sticky. I explore why in this essay for Babble.
A blood draw early in my parenting career teaches me a thing or two, in this NW Kids Magazine story.
Confessions of a Mother/Reader
How to maintain my bookish identity while mothering a toddler? It’s true confession time in this MamaZine essay.
The Surprising Joy of Hideous Maternity Clothes
My mother sent me a box of maternity clothes. Her old maternity clothes. Find out what I learned from those dowdy dresses in this Salon essay.