Tara’s satirical piece about NYC high school admissions, “Welcome to NYC High School Admissions 2024–2025,” went viral among local parents on Medium.
Tara wrote about her local Walgreen’s being shuttered for Slate, November 2023: “Rest in Peace, My Daughter’s Walgreens”
Seeing U2 perform at the Las Vegas Sphere inspired this essay, “How Long Must We Sing This Song?”
Encountering a guy from the past is the subject of “Long Live Linen Boy” on Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood (2022).
Tara’s piece about music and radiation treatment, published by Slate (2019), was cited as a “Notable Essay” in Best American Essays of 2019: “What’s a Good Playlist for Fighting Cancer?”
“Holy Rollers”, about braving the holidays as a single person in expected ways, was published by Killing the Buddha in 2002.
More from Tara and Slate here.