WRITING
I write about estrangement, motherhood, memory, and books.
I am the editor of Broken Free: Writers on Estrangement, a collection currently in development. My memoir in revision, Untethered, was recently supported by a residency at In Cahoots. My work has been published or is forthcoming in a variety of magazines, journals, newspapers, and several anthologies.
Below are links to my publications.
Essays
What Remains Unscathed
Under the Gum Tree, 2024
The Fog of Discomfort
Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Anthology
Edited by Amanda Jaros Champion, Small Harbor Publishing, January 2024
A Needle and a Voice
Sharp Notions: Essays from the Stitching Life
Edited by Marita Dachsel and Nancy Lee, Arsenal Pulp Press, October 2023
That Snake
Permafrost Magazine, September 2022
He Bought Us a Farmhouse in the Country
Permafrost Magazine, September 2022
The Pool
Room, March 2018
Interviews & Profiles
THE STORY BEHIND THE BOOK: Amanda Peters on "The Berry Pickers"
The Boston Globe, November 2023
Mother, DAughter, Lover: A CONVERSATION WITH SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT ABOUT "Alice Sadie celine"
Chicago Review of Books, November 2023
Dann McDorman on Exploring Literary Hijinks AND Meta Mystery
CrimeReads, October 2023
Mature Minor: An Interview with Emi Nietfeld About Her Memoir, "Acceptance"
Mutha Magazine, September 2023
Interview: Jane Wong, author of "Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City"
Hippocampus Magazine, September 2023
Intoxicating Forces: An Interview with Michelle Wildgen about "Wine People"
Chicago Review of Books, August 2023
The Story Behind the Book: Emi Nietfeld went from homelessness to Harvard, but not without scars
The Boston Globe, August 2023
Reclaiming the Self: An Interview with Kelly McMasters on "The Leaving Season"
Chicago Review of Books, May 2023
Chorus of Desire: A Conversation with Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters, co-editors of "Wanting"
Literary Mama, January/February 2023
Reviews
Ambivalent Comfort in "The Loneliness Files"
Chicago Review of Books, October 2023
Life, Unmothered, in "Acceptance"
Chicago Review of Books, August 2023
Now Reading: "I Have Some Questions for You" by Rebecca Makkai
Literary Mama, blog, May 2023
Now Reading: "Greenwich Park" by Katherine Faulkner
Literary Mama, blog, January 2023
Now Reading: "What My Bones Know" by Stephanie Foo
Literary Mama, blog, October 2022
Now Listening: "Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman" by Lindy West
Literary Mama, blog, September 2022
Now Reading: "Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life" by Alan Cumming
Literary Mama, blog, June 2022
Editorial
Letter from the Editor
Literary Mama, November/December 2022
100 Words of Writing Advice
Literary Mama Blog, August 2022
Nature and the Creative Process
WhipUp, June 2012
Prescriptive
Fabric Baskets
Fat Quarters: Small Fabrics, More Than 50 Big Ideas
Edited by Amanda Carestio, Lark Crafts, Sterling Publishing, March 2015
Circle Hot Pod Pads
Fat Quarters: Small Fabrics, More Than 50 Big Ideas
Edited by Amanda Carestio, Lark Crafts, Sterling Publishing, March 2015
Hexagon Art Tile
Never Been Stitched: 45 No-Sew and Low-Sew Projects
Edited by Amanda Carestio, Lark Crafts, Sterling Publishing, February 2014
Autumn Leaves Skirt
Never Been Stitched: 45 No-Sew and Low-Sew Projects
Edited by Amanda Carestio, Lark Crafts, Sterling Publishing, February 2014
Sunset Birdies
WhipUp, October 2011