The personal essay. Creative non-fiction. Memoir. Cultural crit. Maligned though some of these terms (and genres) may currently be, I’m a fan. Yes, I earned a graduate degree in fiction. Yes, it turns out that non-fiction is my genre of choice. Let’s not tell the people who gave me the generous fellowship.

Below, a sampling of some essays, published and otherwise.

published in The Riverfront Times (St. Louis):
Your Friends and Neighbors: The Extended Review
Happy Holidays: A Short History of One Jew’s Christmases in America
Ode to Parking

published in The East Bay Express (San Francisco Bay Area):
The New Motherhood

published in Bitch:
Charmed and Dangerous: The So-Called Power of Celluloid Witches
Where Rules Rule: The Pink, Swirly Rise of the Girl’s Guide

published on my computer:
The Berkeley Bowl: How I Love You