My Writing

Perspective is Everything 

I write about the years when children begin making consequential choices—and what happens to the adults around them when they do.

Essays about leaving home, responsibility, college, becoming an adult, and the strange work of parenting someone who increasingly belongs to themselves.

Selected Writing, Media & Speaking

My writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Grown & Flown. I’ve appeared on podcasts including The Crush and The College Essay Guy Podcast, and spoken at events for the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), International ACAC, the Council of International Schools (CIS), and NAFSA: Association of International Educators. I’ve also been interviewed on radio and television across China.