Kelly Faircloth is the executive editor at Scary Mommy, where she commissions freelance pieces; if you’ve got a story you’d like to share, pitch her here! She’d love to hear from you.
Previously, Kelly spent 8 years at Jezebel.com, where she wrote the site’s popular Royal Tea column — why yes, that IS Hampton Court Palace in the background of her headshot — and was a senior editor commissioning pieces on books, history, and culture. In her long tenure at the site she also wrote about romance novels, body image, HGTV, American consumer culture, and history, as well as one ridiculously viral post about how medieval people walked. (She still doesn’t understand why so many people clicked on that one.) She started her career at Inc. Magazine and The New York Observer, and she has written for publications including Dwell and Curbed.
A graduate of Harvard University, she grew up in Georgia between a river and a railroad and has a frankly unnerving number of anecdotes about growing up in a swamp. She currently lives in New York with her husband, kindergarten-age daughter (unclear how her daughter is already a kindergartener), and one extremely large and surly cat who sits next to her while she works and makes threatening noises at birds. She has a lot of questions about the world-building in Paw Patrol and can most often be found at the local library, trying to turn her kid into a reader of sword-and-sorcery fantasy novels, a project that is going very well.
For more, her LinkedIn page is here.
This One Parenting Milestone Really Caught Me By Surprise
I skipped the fight and just let her pack her own damn suitcase.
8 Romance Novels Where The Protagonists Aren't 25
Let's face it, by the time you're middle-aged, you've got lots of plot-driving baggage.
8 Books To Read If You Like ‘Bridgerton’... And Magic
Gentle reader, it’s time to incorporate sorcerers into your reading diet.
Your Queer Historical Romance Of The Summer Is You Should Be So Lucky
“I think romance is often the fantasy of being seen for exactly who you are and being loved for it, right?” says author Cat Sebastian.
13 Fantasy Books For Dragon-Obsessed Kids
Honestly, what could be better?
Taylor Wolfe Is Just Trying To Laugh It Off Like The Rest Of Us
@thedailytay on toddlerhood, blogging back in the day, and saving the snacks ‘til the kids go to bed.
I Fixed My Mornings With One Simple Trick: A Hook For My Damn Keys
One little tweak makes all the difference.
15 Accessories For Ultimate Summer Reading Joy
Because you’d really rather be reading right now.
Dave Ogleton Talks Dad Jokes, Youth Sports, & Parenting Every Stage From Teens To Toddlers
A chat with @FitDadCEO.
12 Essentials That Live In My Pool Bag All Summer Long
Unless it's time for a trip through the washing machine, they stay there.
11 Work-From-Home Snacks To Brighten Up Your Day
I've worked from home, off and on, for more than a decade. Here's what I keep in my kitchen.
Alyce Chan Is In The Parenting Sweet Spot
The stand-up and mom behind Instagram’s @momcomnyc chats about savoring every moment she can… within limits.
Nicki Maher Is Just Here To Have A Good Time
The content creator, aka @nickiunplugged and @nickimarieinc, has been there, too.
Nicole Story Dent Can’t Believe Y2K Style Is Back, Either
A quick catchup with your fellow millennial mom horrified by the return of the clothes from when we were 12.
Andie MacDowell & Chyler Leigh Are Your New Fave Mother-Daughter TV Duo
The stars of Hallmark’s ‘The Way Home’ chat with Scary Mommy about motherhood, aging, Hollywood, and more.
Actually, It Can Be A Total Delight To Take Your Kid Places
We went to the Big Apple Circus and I got a reminder that this parenting gig can be a lot of fun.
There Is No Better Example Of The Body Glitter Era Than 'Ever After’
tktk
Why Does My Child's Unicorn Toy Have A Dick?
That time I found myself at a toy store, checking plastic horses for genitals.
Actually, I Love Being A Christmas Baby
Don’t pity me!
Now, Why Did I Think Baking With Kids Would Be Fun?
I really, really should have known better.
