selected writing

I have a newsletter, A Lump of Pure Sound, where I discuss chronic illness and disability representation in media.

I have published personal essays in Catapult, Soap Ear Magazine, Honey & Lime Lit, and elsewhere.

features

Public calls on DeKalb officials to fire police sergeant who shot Matthew Zadok Williams  — Decaturish, 2021

How to talk to your kids about the COVID-19 vaccine — Decaturish, 2021

“Indian War” cannon removed from Decatur Square — Decaturish, 2021

Charis Books & More hosts virtual conversation with Oprah Winfrey, Ashley C. Ford — Decaturish, 2021

DHS students and Georgia Historical Society unveil new historical marker honoring MLK — Decaturish, 2021

Matthew Zadok Williams’ gunshot wounds were survivable if police provided medical attention, doctor says — Decaturish, 2021

Display of 15,000 flags at First Christian Church of Decatur memorializes COVID victimsDecaturish, 2021

Some DeKalb residents living in the city of Atlanta can now dial 311 instead of police — Decaturish, 2021

Decatur reacts to election of Warnock and OssoffDecaturish, 2021

State Senator-Elect Kim Jackson discusses theology, social justice, and COVID-19Decaturish, 2020

Decatur community reacts to Biden-Harris presidential victoryDecaturish, 2020

Community volunteers paint Black Lives Matter mural on North McDonough StreetDecaturish, 2020

What it’s like to be a participant in a COVID-19 vaccine trialDecaturish, 2020

Thomas Jefferson statue will be moved following calls to remove racist symbols from public spacesDecaturish, 2020

‘Silence is not sustainable’ – Peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters call for monument’s removal Decaturish, 2020

Peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration takes place in Decatur SquareDecaturish, 2020

Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights holds protest, leads march from Decatur to OakhurstDecaturish, 2020

Decatur High students’ ‘Commemorating King’ project to highlight Civil Rights history in Decatur Decaturish, 2020

Decatur’s leaders face questions about how much the city spends on its Police DepartmentDecaturish, 2020

Dekalb County Voter’s Guide for June 9th PrimaryDecaturish, 2020

How Daf Yomi, the Daily Study of Talmud, Has United Queer Jews Around the World HeyAlma, 2020

Kim Petras Woos Atlanta The Georgia Voice, 2019

Atlanta LGBTQ Synagogue Holds Vigil for Pittsburgh Massacre The Georgia Voice, 2018

Agnes Scott’s Living Wage Campaign Makes a Resurgence HerCampus Agnes Scott, 2018

When Did Praying Before a Test Become a Terrorist Act? DAME Magazine, 2017

personal essays

A History of Premature Births, Including My Own Catapult, 2019

‘Everything Is Illuminated’ Began My Journey With Judaism — HeyAlma, 2021

These will just be places to me now Soap Ear Magazine, 2020

Moon Party Honey & Lime Lit, 2019

in the fall of 2015 everything was bernie sanders and motion city soundtrack and nothing hurt Hippocampus Magazine, 2019

profiles & Q&As

Q&A | Artist Savana Ogburn CommonCreativATL, 2018

Tameeka L. Hunter, LGBTQ and Disability Scholar, Presented at Agnes Scott HerCampus Agnes Scott, 2017