I’m the managing editor of The Point, a Chicago-based literary magazine that publishes philosophical writing on everyday life and culture. My book, What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice, co-authored with Anastasia Berg, was published in the U.S. with St. Martin’s Press on June 11, 2024 and in the U.K. with Oneworld Publications on August 15, 2024.

What Are Children For?
On Ambivalence and Choice

A modern argument, grounded in philosophy and cultural criticism, about childbearing ambivalence and how to overcome it

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The Success Narratives of Liberal Life Leave Little Room for Children
The New York Times

Negative Space
The Point

Motherhood and Taboo
with Anastasia Berg | The Point

The Paradox of Slow Love
with Anastasia Berg | The Atlantic

On Choosing Life
with Anastasia Berg | The Point

Switching Off
The Point


I am available, on occasion, for freelance writing/editing/design projects.