Hi! I’m a writer, editor, and gardener based in New Orleans. My writing has appeared in publications including Popular Science, The New Republic, VICE Magazine, The New York Times, and Scholastic’s Science World.
I work as a horticulturist at New Orleans City Park, where I propagate Gulf Coast native plants and lead volunteer groups. I was an editor at Brooklyn Botanic Garden from 2022-2024, where I oversaw web editorial content and worked on exhibitions and interpretive signage. I received a master’s degree in science journalism at Columbia University in 2020, and before that I was a senior writer at Jezebel, where I wrote about politics, pop culture, and fireflies.
You can reach me at e.shechet@gmail.com. You can read my newsletter here.