My writing has appeared in The New York Times’s Modern Love column, as well as on numerous websites, including xoJane, where I broke into the world of online journalism by writing an “It Happened to Me” story. In 2024, I helped launch Jenny, a website for Gen X and elder Millennial women.

The latest:

I have a new story up on Narratively, kicking off their latest series in collaboration with Creative Nonfiction: What’s the Opposite of Taking Someone’s Virginity?
Want to hear me talk about online dating, and why I stopped doing it? Listen to the first five minutes of this episode of The Pulse, from WHYY.

A few favorite stories:

Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night, The New York Times
What Is a Christian Supposed to Look Like?, Jenny
I Think We’re Alone Now: Navigating the Emptiness of an Empty Nest, Jenny
5 Signs You’ve Become an Unwitting Participant in Someone’s BDSM Fantasy, Jenny
The Dirty Dozen: 12 Men You’ll Meet Dating in Your 40s, Jenny
What Happened When I Went “California Sober” for a Month, Best Life
5 Reasons Being A Single Mom Is Better Than Being A Married Mom, YourTango (Gavin McInnes did not like this one)

You can find my latest clips here. To connect, email me at elizabethlauranelson@gmail.com, or follow me on Instagram. My DMs are open—for the moment.

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