Writer

Essays & Articles

Selected Work

JSTOR Daily

Urchins of New York and Elsewhere - JSTOR DailyRemembering the Sky Parlor for lost children and the public’s fascination with those who went astray.

The Many Afterlives of Rose Levere - JSTOR DailyThespian, lawyer, Freemason, spiritualist, and much more, Levere tackled one frontier after another, determined to show the public just what she could do.

The New York Times

The Christian Science Monitor

A familiar face in an unfamiliar placeShe knew she had seen him before. But where?

Cleveland Plain Dealer

A 5th-grade teacher who mattered - for 40 years: Elinor Schull MeeksMrs. Crowell, I know that you are gone -- long gone. I tried to find traces of you in the obvious Googling ways, with no luck. But I had the luck of knowing you when it mattered so much. And I wanted to thank you, writes Elinor Schull Meeks.

New Jersey Monthly

A Tale of Two VinniesA municipal judge sheds his robes and commits to a career in comedy.

Medium (Syndicated)

The Midcentury Modern World of Mad MenWhat the furniture tells us about baby boomers.

Education Week

Put an End to In-School Fundraising (Opinion)Elly Schull Meeks writes, "Good-bye, bake sales and car washes—hands-on, largely student-run after-school ventures to pay for a special field trip or new team uniforms. Hello, backpacks stuffed with promotional fliers and incentivized sales rallies in lieu of social studies."

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Elly Meeks is an essayist, freelance journalist and nonprofit arts consultant based in Montclair, New Jersey.

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