Personal and reported essays that explore culture, identity, and lived experience. These pieces reflect long-form storytelling and a strong narrative voice.
The lack of work-appropriate winter wear for women is a real issue Long-sleeved dresses are the holy grail of dresses. And I’m not talking about the long-sleeved mini-dresses you wear to look cute when going out in winter but actually freeze in all night long. I’m talking the long-sleeved, work-appropriate dress. I mean the dresses […]
I grew up in a middle income home in middle America. We were certainly not what you would call “fancy.” I’m pretty sure what we used as a “butter knife” for most of my life was actually a fish knife. But when it came to thank you etiquette, you would have thought my mother was […]
There’s a thing that happens on Facebook. It happens every year ahead of the holidays. It happens every year, but this year it seems to be happening (on my feed, at least) with a vengeance. It’s a holiday Secret Santa scam. You may have seen something like this on your own feed. The post, filled […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Aug. 4, 2011 featuring Ozark pigs and the race to save them from extinction My mom overuses the expression “This house is a 200.” But during my childhood, that phrase was quite fitting. My dad was a middle school life science teacher. He did more than […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Jul. 21, 2011 featuring a preview of the new show Truck Stop Missouri Anyone who knows me can confirm that I have an addiction to television. I consume ridiculous amounts of it. I’m often asked how I am able to get things done, watch all my […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Jun. 30, 2011 featuring an interview with a fireworks expert and a Fourth of July events calendar It’s a miracle that I still have all my fingers and toes. Most of the year, I have a normal respect for fire, but when it nears July 4, […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Jun. 23, 2011 featuring a profile on prize-winning gardeners and a meteorologist It doesn’t have a great view, but my balcony is useful. Last summer, my first garden consisted of three potted plants on my terrace: tomatoes, strawberries and daisies. The strawberries didn’t make it, but […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Jun. 9, 2011 featuring a local ice cream guide I am a sugar addict. I think people who say they don’t like sweet things have serious issues. I love brownies, cookies, cakes, cupcakes and, most importantly. ice cream. If someone says he or she doesn’t like […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Jun. 2, 2011 featuring a summer events preview Summertime brings humidity, flip flops, sunburns and the allure of more free time. Unless you’re a student or teacher, summer probably doesn’t provide more free time. However, year after year, everyone l know creates to-do lists full of […]
An editor’s letter for the Vox special budget travel issue on Mar. 17, 2011 I learned at a young age how to vacation on a budget. Until I was in middle school, I thought a vacation meant driving 18 long hours from my house in Bartlesville, Okla., to my grandparents’ house in Rapid City, S.D. […]
The lack of work-appropriate winter wear for women is a real issue Long-sleeved dresses are the holy grail of dresses. And I’m not talking about the long-sleeved mini-dresses you wear to look cute when going out in winter but actually freeze in all night long. I’m talking the long-sleeved, work-appropriate dress. I mean the dresses […]
I grew up in a middle income home in middle America. We were certainly not what you would call “fancy.” I’m pretty sure what we used as a “butter knife” for most of my life was actually a fish knife. But when it came to thank you etiquette, you would have thought my mother was […]
There’s a thing that happens on Facebook. It happens every year ahead of the holidays. It happens every year, but this year it seems to be happening (on my feed, at least) with a vengeance. It’s a holiday Secret Santa scam. You may have seen something like this on your own feed. The post, filled […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Aug. 4, 2011 featuring Ozark pigs and the race to save them from extinction My mom overuses the expression “This house is a 200.” But during my childhood, that phrase was quite fitting. My dad was a middle school life science teacher. He did more than […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Jul. 21, 2011 featuring a preview of the new show Truck Stop Missouri Anyone who knows me can confirm that I have an addiction to television. I consume ridiculous amounts of it. I’m often asked how I am able to get things done, watch all my […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Jun. 30, 2011 featuring an interview with a fireworks expert and a Fourth of July events calendar It’s a miracle that I still have all my fingers and toes. Most of the year, I have a normal respect for fire, but when it nears July 4, […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Jun. 23, 2011 featuring a profile on prize-winning gardeners and a meteorologist It doesn’t have a great view, but my balcony is useful. Last summer, my first garden consisted of three potted plants on my terrace: tomatoes, strawberries and daisies. The strawberries didn’t make it, but […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Jun. 9, 2011 featuring a local ice cream guide I am a sugar addict. I think people who say they don’t like sweet things have serious issues. I love brownies, cookies, cakes, cupcakes and, most importantly. ice cream. If someone says he or she doesn’t like […]
An editor’s letter for a Vox magazine issue on Jun. 2, 2011 featuring a summer events preview Summertime brings humidity, flip flops, sunburns and the allure of more free time. Unless you’re a student or teacher, summer probably doesn’t provide more free time. However, year after year, everyone l know creates to-do lists full of […]
An editor’s letter for the Vox special budget travel issue on Mar. 17, 2011 I learned at a young age how to vacation on a budget. Until I was in middle school, I thought a vacation meant driving 18 long hours from my house in Bartlesville, Okla., to my grandparents’ house in Rapid City, S.D. […]
