I have reported stories and written personal essays and blogs for a variety of radio, print and web outlets.
Radio content by Delia Lloyd
My first job in journalism was as a producer at Chicago Public Radio’s Odyssey, a nationally syndicated show about ideas. At Chicago Public Radio, I also recorded commentaries for the station’s flagship morning program, Eight Forty-Eight.
Online content
I was the London correspondent for AOL’s daily news magazine, Politics Daily. At both Politics Daily (Woman Up) and The Washington Post (She the People), I was a featured blogger writing about the intersection between women, culture and politics. I am currently a frequent contributor to Better After 50, Sixty and Me and This Curious Life.
Print articles and essays
In addition, my personal essays and reporting have appeared in outlets including The New York Times, The Financial Times, The BBC World Service and Writer’s Digest.
A selection of essays, commentaries, and reporting by Delia Lloyd can be found here.
Relearning How to Perform Family
May 29, 2023
Oldster
Not long after my mother died, my sister got a call from the independent living facility where my mother had been living…
November, 2022
Writer’s Digest
In her bestselling book Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott shares one of her now-famous secrets of good writing…
Enjoy Your Royal Wedding. Harry and Meghan Seem Nice but I Have Better Things to Do
May 17, 2018
USA Today
I could live without the royal wedding: the frenzy, the expense and the myth that Meghan Markle will make the monarchy seem hip…
June 25, 2012
The Washington Post
Amid the many indicators that summer has finally arrived—barbecues…Fourth of July parades…flip-flops and sun block…
Do Atheists Need ‘A Cathedral of Their Own’
January 30, 2012
The Washington Post
This just in, from the Department of “Can you imagine this happening in the United States?” Two prominent atheists…
Teaching (Other) Children About Sex
June 8, 2010
The New York Times Motherlode blog
You are an enlightened and proactive parent. You talk to your child about sex in age-appropriate ways and a matter-of-fact-tone. You make sure to answer…
The London Mews: Trendy home, tiny living space
May 23, 2008
Christian Science Monitor
While my apartment is in one of the city’s poshest areas, it is really just a well-located closet…
Some U.S. Voters May be Far From Home, but they Remain Close to the Elections
February 24, 2008
The International Herald Tribune
As an American living in London for the past year and a half, I have grown accustomed to the quiet, reserved way…
Turning Green: Environmentalism by Default
July 24, 2007
World Update, BBC World Service