Publications

Essays

The Grey Area of Women’s Health: What happens to our bodes during the in-between years

Middle-Pause, 2026

My Husband is 10 Years Younger: But Don’t Call Me a Cougar

Middle-Pause, 2026

I Tried Testosterone: I didn’t grow a mustache, but I did grow cojones

Middle-Pause, 2025

The Truth about Aging: Living longer doesn’t mean living better

Middle-Pause, 2025

The FDA Removed the Black Box Warning for Hormone Replacement Therapy: What it means for women’s health

Middle-Pause, 2025

I Couldn’t Sleep for Three Years: One hormone changed everything

Middle-Pause, 2025

Stop Telling Women to Self-Advocate: The problem with advice that blames us instead of systemic failures

Middle-Pause, 2025

I Have Anxiety About My Anxiety: Perimenopause brings lots of questions and no clear answers

Middle-Pause, 2024

Education

An Ode to Phone Bans and Bad Behavior: Teaching without cellphones restored joy to my classroom

A Teacher’s Life, 2025

My Job, Like the Anaconda in my Dream, Is Consuming Me: I had a nightmare that I was being slowly squeezed to death by an Anaconda. As a teacher, that’s how I feel every day

EdSurge, 2024

Teachers Deserve More than Chicken Sandwiches: Teacher Appreciation Week—It’s complicated

Medium, 2024

The Case Against Lesson Plans: As Teachers Struggle with a never ending to-do list, consider taking this off their plates

Medium, 2024

Jeans Days & Nacho Bars are Not the Solution to the Education Crisis

Medium, 2022

Leaving Education? But what will you do?

Medium, 2022

Humor

Quiz: Teacher or Child Laborer from the Industrial Revolution: Working a 16-hour day with no breaks is normal in my world

The Belladonna Comedy, 2023

1-Star Reviews of Feminine Products Written by Female Characters From Classic Literature

Slackjaw, 2021

Dear Woman Who Anonymously Stocks the Faculty Restroom with Tampons: Nowhere does feminine radiance shine brighter than in the women’s faculty restroom

The Belladonna Comedy, 2021

Job Posting: Human Anxiety Thermometer for our Household: Please, join our family. ASAP

Points in Case, 2020