Select Essays

An old, white, wooden rowboat with peeling paint, resting on the grass and rocks in a grassy area with rocks and shrubs in the background.

In Lieu of Flowers

Months to Years

Our Terrifying Children’s Epidemic: Gun Violence

Chicago Tribune

North American Review

Ghost Boat

Close-up of a wet glass surface with water droplets and a distorted view of a person behind it, possibly standing outdoors.

Thursday’s Child

River Teeth

A perspective view of a staircase with a wooden handrail and black metal balusters, casting shadows on the beige-tiled floor with scattered light spots.

JAMA

For What It’s Worth

Ancient ruins of a classical building with columns, including palm trees in the background and mountainous landscape, under a clear sky.

Dust of My Bones

Black Horse Review

Close-up of a burning matchstick with a blackened head against a plain, light background.

JAMA

Beyond Burnout

A ceramic vase with swirling patterns contains dried flowers, placed on a dark surface against a gradient green background.
Close-up of an adult hand gently holding a baby's tiny feet

What’s in a Name?

Mutha Magazine

A bird's nest made of twigs and branches located among green pine tree branches.

Springtime

Five Minute Lit

Chicago skyline with the John Hancock Center and Lake Michigan in the foreground during sunset.
A coastal landscape with a grassy hillside covered in pink wildflowers, rocks along the shoreline, calm water, distant hills, and a cloudy sky.

Intima

And I Submitted

Close-up of a small, white plate with a sandwich on a white table, with a blurred background.

JAMA

Lunchroom Revolution

A tranquil scene of a sunset over a lake with a silhouette of a pine forest reflected in the water.

Confession

JAMA Pediatrics