PinnedPublished inThe StartupHow COVID Made Remote Work Possible for Disabled People (And Why It Needs to Stay That Way)In my mid-twenties, I secured my first nine-to-five office job: a prestigious internship with a reputable environmental nonprofit in…Dec 4, 20202Dec 4, 20202
Published inOneZeroThe Cost of Broadband is Too Damn HighFor many disabled and low-income people, the internet is a critical utility that remains unaffordable and largely unregulatedJun 29, 20212Jun 29, 20212
Published inThe StartupWhat If Part-Time Work Was Full-Time Work?Disclaimer: I wrote this piece last year on commission for an upstart magazine that shuttered before it could go to print. I shopped it…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Published inAge of Awareness#TheDisabledorTheDow? What the COVID-19 Pandemic Reveals About Ableism in AmericaI was born with a really severe case of club foot — the kind of case that required several surgeries as an infant and wearing a cast for…Mar 25, 20202Mar 25, 20202
Published inGENThe Perils of Reporting While FemaleTrolls, death threats, and constant harassment — the risky business of being a woman journalist in the social media eraJul 31, 20197Jul 31, 20197
Published inHuman PartsThe Story My Male Editors Kept KillingWhile women have made strides in media and publishing, it seems we’re still often subject to the whims of menMay 13, 201957May 13, 201957
The Burden of Invisible IllnessJust because I don’t look disabled doesn’t mean I’m notDec 17, 20189Dec 17, 20189
Being Polite is a Privilege: What (White) Liberal Gatekeepers Need to KnowIt often begins like this: I run into an issue with an authority figure who is a gatekeeper to a service or safety net I need to survive…Dec 11, 2018Dec 11, 2018
Immigration Isn’t What’s Threatening My Ability to Thrive in America. Capitalism Is.Starting this summer when the Trump administration put its “zero tolerance” pilot program regarding immigration to work along the Mexican…Oct 17, 2018Oct 17, 2018
Kavanaugh’s Confirmation And #MeToo At A Crossroads: Why This Moment Matters“There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the crossroads of history and must choose which way to go.”Oct 9, 20181Oct 9, 20181
Dear Senator Collins: It’s Not Us, It’s YouIt’s time we have a talk. We know it’s been awhile. We always felt like even though you were registered as a Republican, you still had our…Oct 6, 20181Oct 6, 20181
What My ‘80s Childhood Taught Me About Rape CultureA lot of us came of age watching raunchy movies, and we’re still re-enacting them todayOct 1, 20187Oct 1, 20187
The Kavanaugh Case Illustrates Exactly Why Survivors Don’t Come ForwardEarlier today, the identity of the third woman to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault was finally revealed: 51…Sep 26, 2018Sep 26, 2018
It’s Always About the Mother“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dates all things and crushes down…Sep 10, 20173Sep 10, 20173
No, My Poverty Isn’t “Voluntary”Recently, I wrote an essay about how living in affordable housing has allowed me to stay in the Boston area. Originally, I pitched this as…Jul 1, 2016Jul 1, 2016
Confessions of an InsomniacLast night it happened again. I lay in my bed for six hours straight, tossing and turning, finally listening to the silence outside give…Feb 9, 2016Feb 9, 2016