Surveillance as the god bigger than our human creation
”How Surveillance Is Changing Our Most Intimate Relationships,” The New Republic

Heat and desire at the end of the world
”The Climate Is Changing Everything—Including Our Sex Lives,” The New Republic

Loving the boys to be young again
”Boygenius Makes Me Feel Like a Queer Teen Again,” Elle

The delicious, disgusting world of leaking pies and leaking bodies
“Soggy Bottoms,“ Cake Zine

Long live first loves and Los Angeles
“Julie Gigante, Patron Saint of the 110 and My First Love,“ Los Angeles Magazine

Wine glasses, trust, and the things that make you feel safe
”What’s in a Wine Glass? For Many Restaurants, It’s Everything,” Food & Wine

God, hunger, fullness, and the price of a body that needs to be fed
“Starving Toward Deliverance,” Best American Food Writing (Mariner)

Espresso machines and the desire for easy pleasure
“Farewell to the Massive Espresso Machine,” Food & Wine

Worship, emptiness, dieting, and devotion
“God Wants You to Be Thin (and Other Lies the Evangelical Church Taught Me),” Catapult