I write about medieval literature and history for broad audiences:

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2025   “Screaming, Crying, Throwing Up: The Medieval Art of Fandom.” mixed feelings 

2024    “An Early Case of Impostor Syndrome.” History News Network.​

2024    “The 12th Century Library Thief Who Anticipated Today’s Hackers.” Time.

2023    “Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet.” Literary Hub.

2023   “An Extraordinarily Metal Way to Be: Authorship and Medieval Women.” Public Books.

2022    “Questing for the Past.” Oxford American Magazine.

2021    “The Monster in The Green Knight Should be Sexier.” Electric Literature.​

 

Sometimes I dabble in recent history, from vaccination to local folklore: ​​

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2025   “When Good Housekeeping Meant Getting Vaccinated for Polio.” History News Network.​​

2024    “Birthing the Jersey Devil.” JSTOR Daily.​​

 

Occasionally I work on modern book culture and literature: 

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2025   “The Exclusive Men’s-Only Book Club, and the Woman Who Has A Key” Defector.

2021    “In Praise of Dog Books.” Avidly.   

 

I have written exactly one joke: 

2024  “Famous Literary Quotes About Love Rewritten by a Woman Whose Friends Are All Getting Married and Having Children While She is Taking an Introduction to Ceramics Class.” McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. 

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