Writer. Editor. Reporter. Reader. Word Nerd and Punctuation Enthusiast.
When I started writing for magazines, I immediately realized I'd found my thing. Not just telling stories — though that part I love — but the particular challenge of making a reader care about something they hadn't thought to care about before. Tweens and cell phones. Sleep dentistry. Bariatric surgery. Whether facelifts are appropriate in your 30s.
I've written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Cut, Allure, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, and a long list of others. I've covered everyone from celebrities navigating new parenthood to women trying to get straight answers about menopause. I've built a particular depth in health, women's health, beauty, and culture — but my curiosity doesn't stop there. I've reported on a book club at Rikers Island, written personal essays about the rituals of grief, and profiled the resurgence of mahjong in America. What ties it together: I find the human story in everything and try to get out of its way.
My editorial sensibility — an almost involuntary instinct for what makes a piece work and what's standing in its way — is what connects all of my work, whether I'm writing it, editing it, or helping someone else find their way through it.
Alongside my journalism, I've built a substantial brand practice. I write and edit for companies that want their voice to feel genuinely warm and smart — not like a press release in a trench coat. Clients have included Sephora, Johnson & Johnson, Adidas, Le Creuset, Canyon Ranch, Midi Health, Roller Rabbit, Bumble and bumble, and the New York Times' T Brand Studio, among others. I know how to distill a brand's personality into copy that actually sounds human — because it is.
I also work with other writers: editing reported pieces, essays, and pitches at various stages of development, through the specific crucible of major-publication editorial processes. And for several years now, I've helped high school students get their college essays out of their heads and onto the page — without sounding like a LinkedIn post or an AI creation, which, at this particular cultural moment, is harder than it sounds.
I have a BA in Comparative Literature from Brown University. I live in Brooklyn with my family, two cats, and a very loud, very scruffy rescue dog. I'm an early riser, a tennis freak, a mountain and lake lover, a dedicated crossword puzzler, and an enthusiastic parallel parker.