An award-winning writer and editor
I am an endlessly curious career journalist. I love to write about philanthropy, business, feminist parenting, personal finance and travel while amplifying traditionally marginalized voices. I also have a Substack, The Whole Thing, which goes into depth via complete interviews with experts about money and the economy. Come by for a visit.
When you hire me, I’ll deliver clean copy on time—or even early. I’m an idea powerhouse and will happily craft pitches to meet your publication’s unique needs.
Personal finance & career
I’m beyond lucky to write for one of my favorite publications, Salon. Here you’ll see articles and commentary on money and the economy.
Read me on Forbes.com, where I wrote more than 100 stories on personal finance for families, becoming a savvier shopper, and spiritual prosperity.
It’s All Relative: How To Successfully Manage in a Family Run Business (SHRM)
Financial Lessons From My Parents—And What I Had To Learn Myself (GOOD Magazine)
How to Do a Kitchen Remodel While Saving Money (Next Avenue)
7 Things Not to Say at Work (Oprah.com)
6 Things You Must Know About Buying a Car (Oprah.com)
Environment
My Personal Power Play: One Woman’s Eco-Evolution from Off the Grid to On the Clock (Grist.org)
A blonde Walks into a Blog: Interview with Daryl Hannah (Grist.org)
Philanthropy and community health stories for Kaiser Permanente (site editor/writer)
Parenting & relationships
LA Affairs: The Sheer Exhaustion of Dating as a Single Mom (LA Times)
Three Cakes, A Mystery Pie, and Coffee: How We Measure Pandemic Time In Food (Medium, Food)
When My Daughter Asked if Santa Was Real, I Said Yes (Washington Post)
5 Things Every Kid Needs to Hear Before the Holidays (What’s Up Moms)
But Where’s She *From* From, and Other Adoption Qs That Sting (What’s Up Moms)
I Won’t Let My 4-Year-Old Daughter Grow Up Stepping Aside For Sexism, Like I Did (Jezebel) This article was later referenced in USA Today.
3 Miscarriages and a Miracle (Jezebel)
My Daughter Dressed Like Elsa From “Frozen” for 23 Days — And It Was Amazing (Salon)
Why Egg Freezing Benefits Aren’t Even Close to Enough (Jezebel)
The Elaborate Replacement Teddy Bear Hoax (New York Times)
The Birth Parents Move In (New York Times)
Why I Will Never Tell My Daughter to Give You a Hug (Jezebel)
Health & Beauty
Show It Like It Is: A Group of Women Bare Everything to the Camera to Show All Bodies Are Perfect (Seattle Times)
As editor/writer for Orange Twist’s Let’s Twist blog:
CES 2020: Here’s a Sneak Peak Into the Future of Beauty Tech
Your Year of Wellness: Upgrading Your Life from the Inside Out
Essays & culture
The Sound of Loneliness: A Reluctant Anthem for my Weary Mind (Medium)
The Policing of Women Then and Now and How to Curb It (KCET)
20 Rejected Princesses Who Prove Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History (Refinery 29)
A Black Mom and a White Mom Talk About Race BECAUSE WE HAVE TO (Refinery 29)
Photo Essay: My Daughter’s Birth Parents Are Homeless, And I Don’t Know How To Help Them (Refinery29)
Better Living Through David Bowie, or, How I Became My Own Hero (BUST)
Travel
Los Angeles Day Trip: Chinatown (Sunset Magazine)
One Perfect Day in Glendale, California (Sunset Magazine)
Slopping in the Mud for Sensational Shellfish (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Storms Worth Watching (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Seattle soul: Find a Little Wisdom and a Lot of Great Creole in the Central District (Sunset Magazine)
Awards
2022: American Society of Journalists and Authors Writing Awards, Business-to-Business
2012: PR News, Social Media Icon Award for SCE’s Millionth Fridge campaign (team)
2009: Public Relations Society of America, Customer Outreach media campaign (team)
2008: SCE, Environmental Hero
2001, 2000, 1996: Society for Professional Journalism
1992: Associated Press, Honorable Mention, Editorials (team)