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I spent most of my time at The Atlantic commissioning and editing hundreds of stories. These are a few of my favorites.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
One of the Top 5 Longreads of the Week
One of The Atlantic's "Stories You Might Have Missed" from 2025
Discussed on KQUED Forum
One of The Atlantic's "Stories You Might Have Missed" from 2025
Discussed on KQUED Forum
The Dumbest Phone Is Parenting Genius
Featured on Good Morning America
Discussed on CBS Morning
Inspired a clue on NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!"
Discussed on CBS Morning
Inspired a clue on NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!"
Homes Still Aren’t Designed for a Body Like Mine
Lead story on The Atlantic's website after publication
Why Rich People Don’t Cover Their Windows
Most read "Family" section story in The Atlantic in 2024
The People Who Quit Dating
What Adults Forget About Friendship
Discussed on WBEZ Chicago
The Lesson I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Motherhood
A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading
Discussed on the TODAY show
When Your Friends Fall Off the Edge of the Earth
Adapted excerpt from OFF THE EDGE by Kelly Weill
Live Closer to Your Friends
Inspired dozens of similar stories, including an article in Anne Helen Petersen's newsletter "Culture Study"
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The Social Cost of Being a Morning Person
The Surprising Benefits of Talking to Strangers
Adapted excerpt from THE POWER OF STRANGERS by Joe Keohane
The ‘Grandma Gymnast’ Is Here to Stay
Prom Dresses Are Just Dresses Now
Blood-Quantum Laws Are Splintering My Tribe
‘Grandparenting on Eggshells’
How Parents Hijacked the College Dorm
Inspired an interview in "Culture Study"
Babies Don’t Need Fancy Things
The Six Forces That Fuel Friendship
For several years, I edited The Friendship Files, a series of interviews with friends about their friendships, led by Julie Beck.
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