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Melody Schreiber

Melody Schreiber is at work on a nonfiction anthology of premature birth. As a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C., she has reported from nearly every continent. Her articles, essays, and reviews have been published by The Washington Post, Wired, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Pacific Standard, NPR, The Toast, Catapult, and others. She received her bachelor’s in English and linguistics at Georgetown University and her master’s in writing at the Johns Hopkins University. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @m_scribe.

Fitting Comics Into a Stressful Life

The past few months have been particularly hectic for me. My last two grad-school classes were the toughest yet, and ...

Cowabunga, Dude! Finding Childhood in Comics

I envy those who fondly recall a childhood full of comics. I was a voracious reader, but I could only ...