I write about estrangement, motherhood, and books. Below are links to my publications.
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 anthologies.
Agent: Martha Wydysh at Trident Media Group.
What Remains Unscathed
Under the Gum Tree — forthcoming 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
Brendan Flaherty explores estrangement, the concept of home, and the rippling effects of trauma in The Dredge
CrimeReads, forthcoming 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
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
Letter from the Editor
Literary Mama, November 2022
100 Words of Writing Advice
Literary Mama Blog, August 2022
Nature and the Creative Process
WhipUp, June 2012
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
Sunset Birdies
WhipUp, October 2011