I have reported stories and written personal essays and blogs for a variety of radio, print and web outlets. 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 recorded commentaries for the station’s flagship morning program, Eight Forty-Eight. 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 regular contributor to two websites exploring women’s fulfilment as they age: Better After 50 and Sixty and Me. In addition, my personal essays and reporting have appeared in outlets including The New York Times, The Financial Times, USA Today, and The BBC World Service.
A selection of my essays, commentaries, and reporting can be found here.
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…
My Fifteen Minutes of Expat Fame
November 23, 2007
International Herald Tribune
Andy Warhol once said that everybody has 15 minutes of fame. I always imagined that mine would come when I won the Oscar…
Turning Green: Environmentalism by Default
July 24, 2007
World Update, BBC World Service
February 15, 2006
Eight Forty-Eight, Chicago Public Radio
Chicago Public Radio’s Delia Lloyd takes us to an office supply shop in Oak Park where nostalgia keeps old technology alive…