Here in Minnesota, winter (perhaps drawing inspiration from the pandemic) has been reluctant to leave us. This has inspired me to seek delight via one of my favorite pastimes: baking with my kids. This month’s triumph has been “scookies.”
Category Archives: creativity & writing
Reflection for a New Year/What Lights Us Up
May 2022 be a year of progress — of the intentional, purposeful type rather than the heedless, perpetual kind.
Overlapping Timelines
On wonder, excellent books, and songs for joy and connection.
Work When Baby Works
For the first time since Baby A was born in July, I’ve embarked on a writing project.
Healing
On living a different kind of month and wresting delight from a not-delightful time.
He’s Here
A very important personal update, the best maternity leggings you can buy, and books to carry you into August.
A Season of Transitions
A professional achievement unlocked, articles to help with traumatic birth and mental health postpartum, and one tenacious swallowtail butterfly.
New From Me, Your Curated Reading List, & Something Delightful
New newsletter format: You’ll get Emily’s latest writing, a curated reading list, and something delightful delivered straight to your inbox on the last Thursday of every month.
My Romper Debut!
The story behind the story of my first piece for Romper.
Earthworms & Champagne
Is your social media feed split between masked and un-masked faces? Mine is and I’m fascinated. That’s why I wrote a meditation on loneliness and choice during the pandemic. Read my lyric essay Earthworms & Champagne in the NYU SPS’s Dovetail. It’s my first piece in a literary magazine.