PERSONAL ESSAYS
The Devastating Loss of Grandparents Among One Million COVID Dead
Scientific American
3.2022
We're All Second-Guessing Ourselves Now
The Atlantic "Family" section
8.2021
This is What Life Looks Like After Vaccination
The Atlantic "Ideas" column
3.2021
I Felt Fine, But Tested Positive for the Coronavirus
NPR "Shots" blog
12.2020
Why Weren't We Ready for This Virus?
National Geographic
7.2020
The Atlantic "Ideas" column
5.2020
The Ecstasy and the Agony of Being a Grandmother
The New York Times
12.2018
Archipelago
4.2011
NYCityWoman
8.2011
O Magazine
12.2009
The New York Times, "New Old Age" blog
4.2009
The New York Times Magazine, "Lives" column
10.2004