Humor Writing

The New Yorker:

• “Alternatives to National Novel Writing Month” (digital, November 2020)
• “What ‘Sweater Weather’ Is” (digital, October 2019)
• “What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting a Tax Refund” (digital, March 2018).

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency:

• “Would-You-Rathers for Parents During Quarantine” (June 2020)
• “Living Through a Pandemic or Potty Training a Toddler” (April 2020)
• “Times I’ve Silently Belted ‘Let it Go’ To Cope With Corporate Culture” (November 2019)
• “Famous Opening Lines Rewritten for Back-to-School Time” (September 2019)
• “23 Impossible-To-Find Items That Your Camper Must Bring Tomorrow” (July 2019)
• “Spring Getaways for the Socially Awkward” (April 2019)
• “Before Bingeing on Hallmark Holiday Movies, Please Agree to These Terms” (December 2018)
• “William Carlos Williams Poems for Introverts” (September 2018)
• “Chopped Narrates Me Cooking a Summer Side Dish” (August 2018)
• “Parenting Blizzard Bingo” (January 2018)
• “Some Notes for My Child’s College Roommate” (August 2016)
• “Screen Time: An FAQ” (November 2015)
• “Toddler Discipline Made Easy” (July 2015)
• “Short Essays on Favorite Songs: ‘One Tree Hill’ by U2” (February 2005)

Parents Magazine:

• If Hallmark Holiday Movies Were Made for Parents in 2020 (digital, December 2020)
• “Rules of the Sibling Fight Club” (print, June 2018)
• “Is Your Kid Ready for School Picture Day?” (print, October 2017) print pdf
• “8 Things I Won’t Miss About the Toddler Years” (digital, May 2017)
• “Math Word Problems for Today’s Parents” (print, May 2017) print pdf| digital version.
• “Reasons Your Baby Isn’t Sleeping (Abridged)” (print, April 2017). print pdf | digital version.
• “6 Ways Holiday Plane Travel is Different Before vs. After Kids” (digital, October 2016)
• “6 Ways Halloween is Different Before vs. After Kids” (digital, September 2016)

Real Simple:

• “Little Free Libraries We Wish Existed” (print, February 2020)
• “Thank You For Calling The Book Club Helpline” (print, June 2019) print pdf
• “The Life-Changing Magic of Organizing Your Organizational Supplies” (print, July 2018) print pdf  | digital version.

Washington Post:

• “Honey, if you keep snoring like that, I’m moving to Fiji.” (Solo-ish blog, June 2017)

Electric Literature:

• “Thank You For Calling The Writer Envy Helpline” (July 2019)

The Rumpus:

• “Funny Women #157: Habits of Less Successful Writers” (November 2017)

Marie Claire:

• “Lifetime Holiday Movie Rejects: 9 Plots That Would Never Fly” Marie Claire (December 2016)

Brevity:

• “Writing Prompts for When You Can’t Write Due to a Global Crisis” (blog, May 2020)
• “Classic Jokes for Writers” (blog, June 2018)
• “The Writer’s Index” (blog, June 2016)

Submittable blog:

• “The Writing Routines of Parents Who Attempt to Write” (May 2020) 
• “Wizarding Houses for Writers” (December 2018)
• “9 Alternatives to the Standard Form Rejection Letter” (February 2017)

Oh, Reader:

• “The 5 Stages of Grief When Your Child Isn’t Into Your Favorite Book” (June 2020)

BuzzFeed:

• “17 Productivity Hacks You Probably Shouldn’t Try” (February 2016)

Slackjaw:

• “Today I Will Finish a Writing Thing!” (August 2020)
• “Welcome to our Toddler Restaurant, Where You Can Dine Underneath or On Top of the Tables” (February 2020)
• “Welcome to Our Freelance Writing Casino, Where The Odds Are Hardly Ever in Your Favor” (November 2019)
• “Math Word Problems for Your Summer Vacation” (June 2019)

Belladonna Comedy:

Additional Medium Pubs:

• Humor and essay publications

Points in Case:

• “Welcome to Nextdoor Fight Club, Where You Must Turn Every Topic into a Fight” (March 2019)

Emrys Journal Online:

• “Playground Rhymes Updated for Modern Times” (May 2019)

Weekly Humorist:

• “A Guide to Your Chocolate Sampler Box” (February 2020)

• “If You Tag Someone In This Post, I Might Be Able To Keep This Job” (November 2018)

Frazzled:

• “How to Keep Your Kids Busy at Home in 50 ‘Easy’ Steps.” (April 2020)
• “The Mandalorian’s Instructions to the Babysitter” (December 2019)

Ravishly:

• “17 Fun Ways to Get Rid of Your Elf on the Shelf” (December 2019)

Mom.com:

• “What Your Toddler’s Behavior Reveals About Their Future” (June 2018)
• “12 Ways to Choose a Baby Name When You’re All Out of Ideas” (July 2017)
• “7 Ridiculous Ways to Detox Your Toddler from Youtube Videos” (June 2017)
• “8 Ways to Cope When You See Me Board a Plane With My Babies” (June 2016)
• “Baby Not Sleeping? These Commenters Think They Can Help” (February 2016)

5280, The Denver Magazine:

• “Top Chef Bingo” (digital, December 2017)

Mother.ly:

• “5 Bedtime Stories to Tell When You Really Don’t Want To” (August 2016)

Pregnant Chicken:

• “Having Trouble Deciding on a Baby Name?” (February 2018) 

Mommy Nearest:

• “7 Ways Summer is Different Before vs. After Kids” (June 2017)
• “13 Clever Comebacks to Rude Comments About Your Baby” (April 2017)

The Freelancer by Contently:

• “6 Freelancing Rules That Aren’t Confusing at All”  (February 2016)
• “Quiz: Do You Speak Journalism?” (January 2016)

Brain, Child:

• “Daily Mom Timesheet” (digital, October 2015)

Razed:

• “A Kids’ Birthday Party Screening Questionnaire for Introverts” (March 2017)

Parenting Magazine:

• “Planning a Kid’s Birthday Party, Pinterest vs. Reality: Star Wars Edition” (digital, May 2016)