About Me
I’m a climate journalist and a fiction writer. I live in Oregon with my partner and two kids.
I’ve written about climate change for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, WIRED, Newsweek, and more.
In 2021, I coined the term “Climate Shadow” to describe an individual’s potential impact on climate change.
My fiction has appeared in Bellevue Literary Review, Idaho Review, New Orleans Review, Carve Magazine, Citron Review, and Alaska Quarterly Review.
My debut novel, ANIMAL SOUNDS, is forthcoming from Simon & Schuster in spring 2025.
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recent work
selected writing
Journalism
Our new reality on the West Coast, The New York Times
COVID exposed the cracks in the US food system, The Guardian
The 1977 White House climate memo that should have changed the world, The Guardian
“Your generation got us in this mess”: children of big oil employees discuss the climate crisis with their parents, The Guardian
How to talk to children about climate change, WIRED
Holes in the social safety net leave millions without access to needed benefits, Newsweek
Q&A with Katharine Hayhoe, The Guardian
How to prepare for climate change, WIRED
US hotel of climate refugees with nowhere to go, The Guardian
The scientists hired by big oil that predicted the climate crisis, The Guardian
How parents can deal with climate distress, WIRED
Forget your carbon footprint. Let’s talk about your Climate Shadow, Mic
Where parents can get help with climate anxiety, WIRED
Can the tourism industry survive the climate crisis?, The Guardian
Children’s movies have been teaching us about climate change for decades, Mic
The fallacy of our Carbon Footprint, Yes! Magazine
The loudest park in Portland, Willamette Week
Eco-anxiety is manifesting in new moms, Marie Claire
Strengthen Your Empathy Muscle, The New York Times
Covid-19 and Death: Thinking the Unthinkable, The Washington Post
Is postpartum the most creative time of our lives?, Psyche
Fiction
No More Bodies of Water, Alaska Quarterly Review
The Last Word, New Orleans Review
Our Last Night in Tulum, The Idaho Review
In This Skin, Bellevue Literary Review
Men Learn to Swim in the Deep End, The Citron Review
The Hard Years, Carve Magazine
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