Essays

How to Write about Scent, Publishers Weekly

What Visiting Endless Open Houses Taught Me About Life, Good Housekeeping

Why I took a Sharpie to my favorite children's book, Brain, Child

"Going West: The World of Live-Action, Competitive Oregon Trail," The Atlantic

"My Son's Oedipus Complex," Salon.com

"I hate Elmo," Salon.com

"Potting Season," Brain, Child

"Footloose," Oregon Humanities Magazine

"The Painful Misadventures of a Well-Endowed Breast-feeder," Salon.com

A Future Letter from Your Crying Child, Brain, Child

"Book-signing Junkie," Publishers Weekly
People like me are the reason publishers tour authors

"The Gospel According to Paul," Publishers Weekly
An independent bookseller spreads good words

"One Last Summer at Camp" The Des Moines Register
Two recent grads opt for one last summer at German language camp