Journalism
I focus on art, architecture, travel, food, and spirits, looking for new connections between culture and place. My husband Derek Wright and I created Parks and Points, a website dedicated to public lands, historic sites, and national parks, in 2016. We freelance together for a variety of outlets.
Art & Architecture
- September 2019. “Victor Hugo’s Most Underappreciated Work Is This Lavish Four-Story House.” Electric Literature.
- January 2019. “Land Studies: Ecocriticism at the Princeton University Art Museum.” Art in America.
- October 2018. “Why Seagrove, North Carolina is a Mecca for Ceramic Artists.” Artsy.
- September 2018. “Excursions to 5 Art-Filled Cities Where You Can Unlock Your Creativity.” Artsy.
- September 2017. “Deborah Berke Partners Transforms a 19th Century Hospital Into an Elegant Hotel.” Metropolis.
- July 2017. “Seven Hidden Gems from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Period.” Metropolis.
- June 2017. “Wright Restoration a Cornerstone in Buffalo’s Revitalization.” Metropolis.
Food & Spirits
- February 2019. A New Generation of Distillers is Reviving North Carolina’s Spirits Legacy. Saveur.
Public Lands
- October 2019. “Biggest, Hottest, Deadliest: Americas Most Extreme National Parks.” Fodors.
- September 2019. “The Big Wild. Exploring the Largest National Wildlife Refuges in the Lower 48.” American Wild Magazine.
- April 2019. “23 National Parks That Look Like They Belong on Game of Thrones.” Fodors.
- October 2018. “Happy Trails.” Southwest: The Magazine.
- October 2016. “A Road Through the Wilderness: Shenandoah National Park.” Parks and Points.
- August 2016. “Celebrate the NPS Centennial With Free Entry to 412 Sites–Plus, Points Hotels to Stay in Nearby.” The Points Guy.
- April 2016-pres. Varied, Editorial Director and features writer, Parks and Points.
Travel
- October 2019. “Biggest, Hottest, Deadliest: Americas Most Extreme National Parks.” Fodors.
- September 2019. “The Big Wild. Exploring the Largest National Wildlife Refuges in the Lower 48.” American Wild Magazine.
- August 2019. “Crossing the Channel: Why Getting to the British Channel Islands Is Easier Than You Might Think.” The Points Guy UK.
- April 2019. “23 National Parks That Look Like They Belong on Game of Thrones.” Fodors.
- October 2018. “Happy Trails.” Southwest: The Magazine.
- May 2018. “Six U.S. Cities You’re Not Planning to Take Your Kids To, But Should.” SheKnows.
- October 2017. “The Flint Hills.” Southwest: The Magazine.
- October 2016. “A Road Through the Wilderness: Shenandoah National Park.” Parks and Points.
- August 2016. “Celebrate the NPS Centennial With Free Entry to 412 Sites–Plus, Points Hotels to Stay in Nearby.” The Points Guy.
- March 2016. “Going Beyond Bourbon Street in New Orleans.” The Points Guy.
- January 2016. “Review: Hawaii Food Tours.” The Points Guy.
Reportage
- October 2017. “Teacher’s Unions Safeguard Public Education by Bargaining for the Common Good.” AlterNet.
- February 2012. “Reconsidering the Great Schlep,” Presentense Magazine.
Literary Nonfiction
I completed my MFA in Writing, with a concentration in creative nonfiction, at Sarah Lawrence College. I teach expository and creative writing to undergraduates at Purchase College.
- September 2019. Victor Hugo’s Most Underappreciated Work Is This Lavish Four-Story House. Electric Literature.
- July 2019. How I Built a New–And Stronger–Relationship With My Body After IVF. Healthline.
- May 2019. Leaving IVF, and Its Promise and Possibility, Behind. Catapult.
- July 2018. “In Pursuit of Fertile Ground.” Catapult.
- March 2018 Choosing IVF. SheKnows.
- October 2017. “The Flint Hills.” Southwest: The Magazine.
- November 2016. “A Separate Dream: Faith, Family, and Knowing When to Let Go.” Catapult.
- March 2016. “Home Range.” Litro Magazine.
- August 2015 “Island Time.” The Hamptons Review.
- July 2015. “All Water Erodes Rock.” The Rattling Wall, Narrow Books and PENCenter/USA.
- January 2015. Glimmer Train, Honorable Mention for Very Short Fiction Award.
- August 2013. “Border Town.” Nashville Review.
