After the Cure
This essay started out as a love letter to all us daughters of difficult mothers. It morphed into a love letter to my difficult mother, and it remains one of my most-read stories.
On Nostalgia
This essay delves into family secrets, grief, and the multi-layered mysteries of family history.
Claire McCardell
“Men are free from the clothes problem—why should I not follow their example?” A profile of Claire McCardell who took on the fashion industry and revolutionized what women wear.
The Architecture of Civility
Architecture is more than aesthetics. It is humanity’s values writ large. Who might we ideally be? And how might architecture help to get us there?
Notes From a Suicide
This essay about my grandmother’s tragic death was recognized as a notable essay in the Best American Essays anthology.
My Life as a Rock-and-Roll Roadie
I was once a roadie for one of the biggest rock bands of the day and I wrote about the experience for Slate.