Selected Essays
- They Changed Everything and Adopted #vanlife. –The Guardian
- What I Learned from Living Five Years in a Van. – The Guardian
- Off-Road, Off-Grid: The Modern Nomads Wandering America’s Back Country – The Guardian
- Is Van Life a Freedom Movement or an Economic Crisis?
– Salon - I got kicked out of Starbucks for brushing my teeth. Here’s why it matters. – Huffington Post
- The Wager of Raising a Child Abroad
– New York Times - St. Anthony and the Force: A mother’s struggle with the existential crisis of a 4yr old. – Washington Post
- Imagine the Second Coming – X-R-A-Y Lit
- Nursing the Heart
– Literary Mama - I wanted a kid. He wanted adventure. Here’s how we both won that fight. – Washington Post
- My Family Is Homeless but Still Living the Dream
– Elephant Journal - Petticoats, Bowler Hats, Body Slams: What’s Not to Love about the Fighting Cholitas? – Misadventures Magazine
- From Heroin to Heroine: How One Good Man Made All the Difference – Good Men Project
- A Lesson in Strength – Chicken Soup for the Soul
Hi!
I’m Stevie, a nomadic writer, originally from Los Angeles. I’ve spent the last 15 years traveling through 25+countries with my husband and our 11 year old daughter.
I’m currently working on an outward-facing memoir about driving the world’s longest road in search of our lost American dream.
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