Writing about violence and care. Bylines @guardian, @NYTmag, &etc. On IG (https://xitter.cf/t.co/a2IpVIoODO) and https://xitter.cf/t.co/M7eNwahjql now.

Troy, NY
Joined February 2013
✨ AGTOWL receives a Kirkus Star! ✨ A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving received a starred review from Kirkus! Out August 11, the memoir is the hardest & best thing I’ve ever made, so the honor touches me deeply. kirkusreviews.com/book-revie…
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COVER REVEAL! 🌊 A GUIDE TO OPEN WATER LIFESAVING is a spirited, wise, often hilarious, profoundly moving story of one woman's efforts to survive caregiving, trauma, love, and the systems seemingly set up to fail us. Available on Aug 11, 2026. bit.ly/4hAFUJb @fsgbooks
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1/4: I got my start in public media. I still remember when the Rodney King verdict came down my first year @kzsc. We had a remarkably good public affairs department.
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"In the early 20th century, disabled and older people who needed help were relegated to almshouses, which were public institutions of last resort." No matter what I write about, I always end up back at poorhouses.
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Finally made the move to Instagram. Follow me over there if you'd like to know more about new writing and adventures in wilderness survival. instagram.com/virginiaeeuban…
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In it, I grapple with the long tail of surviving survival after trauma or intense psychological pain, and consider all that we need to do -- in our bodies, minds, stories and societies -- to heal. Both books are now available in paperback and well worth the read.
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Appreciating this book today.
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Looking for the cemetery of the Rensselaer County #Poorhouse (findagrave.com/cemetery/2538…) today w Ryan Thibodeau, historian Christopher Philippo, eager bushwhacker Kira Gruber, and grave whisperer Jamey Greenough, of the NYS Old Cemetery Conservancy. Nothing today. We'll be back.
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