PUBLISHED WORK

ARTICLES

My mom left me twice to go live in an ashram. Now, as an adult, I am thankful she never took me with her. – The Insider

The More Painful Absence: a Review of Keema Waerfield’s Inside Passage – The Rumpus

Ways to help kids cope with – and help combat – climate change – The Washington Post

Beyond the Spectacle of Wild Wild Country – The Atlantic

Teens’ Personal Essays Give Me Hopeย – The Seattle Times

Moms Donโ€™t Have Time to Write – Medium

How My Childhood Shaped the Way I’m Teaching My Kids About Body Image – Scary Mommy

How Judging Others In Times of Crisis Can Make Us Feel Safe – P.S. I Love You

I proudly claim my Jewishness when once I hid it – The Times Of Israel

Before You Can Love the World, You Have to Love Yourselfย  – Jewish in Seattle

What Kids Want You to Know – Seattle’s Child Magazine

CRAFT ESSAYS

Can a Writer Have an Inner Life and a Social Media Presence? – Writer’s Digest

How To Approach Your Friends and Family About Your Memoir – Writer’s Digest

Three Reasons I Could Stop Writing Memoir But Won’t – Brevity Magazine

FLASH

Tiny Love Stories – The New York Times

10 Tips for Walking Alone At Night – The Citron Review

Funeral – Burningword Literary Journal

MEMOIR ESSAYS

I grew up in a kibbutz in Israel, and I only got to see my parents a few hours a day. I wish they understood how much I needed them around. – The Insider

I’ve Been Comparing Myself to Other Mothers for as Long as I Can Recall – Moms Don’t Have Time to Write

Far From Forsaken – Litro Magazine

Alone in a Group-excerpt from memoirย When She Comes Backย –ย The Start

I Don’t Want To Cook for My Family and I’m Tired of Feeling Guilty About It – The Huffpost

I Can’t Shake the Guru Bhagwan – The Rumpus

I’m Sorry About the Dog – Proximity Magazine

Blackberries – Lilith

My Jewish Mom Left Us To Join A Cult. Here’s How We Reconciled.ย – Kveller

I Want to Heal My Son So Badly – Salon

What You’re Left with When She is Gone – Brain, Child Magazine

When Sheepshead Bay Was Home – Niche Lit

Not So Glamorious – Hofstra Windmill, p. 184

One Pot of Soup at a Time – It’s An Itchy Little World

SHORT FICTION

The Plan – Sequestrum

Gibbous – Best New Writing 2015 in print and Kindle

What February Feels Like – Red Fez

House in the Woods – American Literary Review

Rick’s Wax Hands – The Iowa Review Winter 2013/2014

About Ronit

Hi there! I’m Ronit. Iโ€™m a writer, podcaster, teacher, and storyteller. I love the way storiesโ€“whether fiction or nonfiction or interviewsโ€“bridge vastly different lived experiences and help connect those who might not otherwise have found each other.
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