The story behind the story of my first piece for Romper.
Category Archives: Creativity & Writing
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.
My Debut In The New York Times!
I cannot believe I get to type this: Today, for the first time, I have a piece The New York Times! When I decided to take a crack at being a writer, I imagined someday, perhaps, maybe getting published in The Times. I thought a good reach goal was to do this by the timeContinue reading “My Debut In The New York Times!”
2020 Publishing Round-Up
Early last year, before the pandemic hit, I made a secret goal that felt like a huge reach: To try to get published in one new publication per month. At the time, this equaled about 9 publications. I really didn’t think I could do it. When the pandemic hit, I really, really didn’t think I could do it. Read on to see whether I was right.
I’m Joining Pregnancy After Loss Support!
I feel so lucky to get to tell you that I have joined the team at Pregnancy After Loss Support as a magazine contributor. They asked if I would be willing to write about my experience trying to conceive after my miscarriage last year. I’m honored that my writing will have the opportunity to connect with parents looking for help processing the complexity of life after loss.
The Most Consistent Person I Know
Hi! I’m Emily, and I’m a writer. That’s still a new thing for me to say. Honestly, it feels like a lie. But, after what I uncovered in my parent’s house this winter, I’ve come to think it might just be deeply true.
How My Antiracism Essays Ended Up Making $500 To Support Social Justice
I don’t want to center myself. But I do want to be transparent and accountable. That’s why I wrote about how my antiracism essays ended up making $500 to support social justice.
A Small Essay Victory
What submitting essays to publications taught me about connection, rejection, and vulnerability.
On Claiming Creativity
‪This is the story of a website, but to tell it I have to get vulnerable with you. I have to tell you what I’m most afraid of. ‬
Mothers & Makers
What it means to me to participating in Jessica Holleque’s wonderful photography project, Mothers & Makers.