Other Writing
Short Fiction
Galatea. A short story available as an e-book single in both the US and the UK.
Heracles' Bow. A short story published in a Waterstones Special Edition of The Song of Achilles.
Essays and Reviews
From Circe to Clinton. An essay I wrote for The Guardian, about witches and powerful women.
The Wily Wife. An essay in The Telegraph on Penelope.
Review of The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson. The Washington Post.
Buddy Holly. An essay for The Wall Street Journal's Playlist, about coming to love Buddy Holly's music.
Writing at Six Miles an Hour. An Essay for Powell's Book Blog.
Five Great Books Inspired by the Classics. A slide show for The Center for Fiction.
Wisteria and Sunshine. An essay for NPR about one of my favorite novels, The Enchanted April.
Traveling to Troy. An essay that ran in The Wall Street Journal's Traveler's Tale series about my visit to Troy.
Review of The Sweet Girl, by Annabel Lyon. The Guardian.
Learning to Love Adaptation. An essay in The Telegraph about how I learned to enjoy modern retellings of Classics.
Homer, My Hero. A piece I wrote for The Guardian, about Homer as a literary hero.
In Praise of Literary Adaptations. A piece for the Center for Fiction, describing some of my favorite novels based on classic literature.
