WRITING
I write about estrangement, motherhood, and books. My work has been published or is forthcoming in a variety of magazines, journals, newspapers, and anthologies. Below are links to my publications.
I am the editor of Broken Free: Writers on Estrangement, a collection forthcoming from Catapult (2026). My memoir in revision, Untethered, was recently supported by a residency at In Cahoots. I am represented by literary agent Martha Wydysh at Trident Media Group.
ESSAYS & POEMS
What Remains Unscathed
Under the Gum Tree, forthcoming January 2025
Where I'm From #134
Live poem series by Alyson Shelton, March 2024
Fog of Discomfort
Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Anthology
Edited by Amanda Jaros Champion, Small Harbor Publishing, February 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
Paula Hawkins discusses her latest thriller, The Blue Hour
Literary Hub, forthcoming October 2024
Louise Erdrich discusses new novel’s inspiration, writing teenagers
The Seattle Times, September 2024
Seattle author's first novel explores psychopathy
The Seattle Times, August 2024
On Self-Reliance and Chosen Family: An Interview with Liz Moore
Chicago Review of Books, July 2024
Henry Wise on Bridging the Inner Divide and Defining Justice in Holy City
CrimeReads, June 2024
New mystery novel set in fictional Pacific Northwest town [Interview with author Sarah Crouch]
The Seattle Times, June 2024
Ruth Ware on the comfort of thrillers and the novelist's duty to the truth
CrimeReads, June 2024
Gabrielle Zevin discusses video games as art, relationships and success [in Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow]
The Seattle Times, April 2024
Brendan Flaherty explores estrangement, home, and the rippling effects of trauma in The Dredge
CrimeReads, March 2024
Tana French on embracing discomfort, Irish wit, and chosen family in The Hunter
CrimeReads, March 2024
Local author Kristin Hannah’s new novel, The Women, takes place during the Vietnam War
The Seattle Times, February 2024
Interview: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Author of Touching the Art
Hippocampus Magazine, February 2024
Local author Laurie Frankel on her new novel, Family Family
The Seattle Times, January 2024
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Kaveh Akbar
The Rumpus, January 2024
Friendship Sunset: A Conversation with Maria Hummel
The Rumpus, January 2024
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 2023
REVIEWS
Our Many Disconnects: Elise Juska's Reunion
Chicago Review of Books, May 2024
In [Sociopath: A Memoir], Patric Gagne shows sociopathy in a new light
The Boston Globe, April 2024
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, May 2023
Now Reading: Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
Literary Mama, January 2023
Now Reading: What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
Literary Mama, October 2022
Now Listening: Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West
Literary Mama, September 2022
Now Reading: Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming
Literary Mama, June 2022
OTHER
Letter from the Editor
Literary Mama, November 2022
100 Words of Writing Advice
Literary Mama Blog, August 2022
Fabric Baskets / 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 / Autumn Leaves Skirt
Never Been Stitched: 45 No-Sew and Low-Sew Projects
Edited by Amanda Carestio, Lark Crafts, Sterling Publishing, February 2014
Nature and the Creative Process
WhipUp, June 2012
Sunset Birdies
WhipUp, October 2011