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Mother Love Letters

Confessional writings on the mother as a whole person.

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How To End a Season

On celebrating ends as enthusiastically as beginnings.

If Beauty Doesn't Matter, Why Do I Care So Much?

On beauty, conceptually.

Dear Diary, My Body Is a Pancake

Assorted diary entries from mid-July on retired Bath & Body Works scents, running in a postpartum body, and Erling Haaland.

How To Mother Yourself

A list of things that help me return to my body at the end of the day.

What Sports, Writing, and Motherhood Have in Common

On relentless trying courtesy of the New York Knicks, the World Cup, and a toddler.

Night Café No. 1: Dreamy and Cinematic Art

Raving about Liv Cinema's debut single, The Wedding People, and my favorite recent Substack posts.

And I Would Do It All Again

On what the identity shift feels like nearly two years into motherhood.

Poems for People Who Love Olivia Rodrigo

Poetry on letting go and longing for more from love.

Analysis of an Imperfect Mother

My findings on what makes the perfect parent after conducting very serious scientific research.

Poems I Want to Turn Into Feminine Rage Short Films

Poetry on channeling strong emotions like anger, fear, and exasperation into something meaningful.