FREELANCE WRITING
Isle McElroy writes fiction, memoir, and critical nonfiction. They are available for freelance assignments on the subjects of diet culture, masculinity, non-binary identity, basketball, scammers, books, body dysmorphia, and more.
Fiction
“The Hour.” Elastic.
“Welcome, Evan.” Broadcast.
“The Humble Pie.” Cakezine.
“Dolor." Hazlitt.
“The Shape of a Person." Guernica.
“How to Start a Cult." in Esquire.
“The Cruise." Vice.
“The Invitation." TriQuarterly.
“There Are No Footprints Today.” Conjunctions.
“The Death of Your Son: A Flow Chart.” DIAGRAM.
“The Young Man’s Father Froze to Death in an Ice Storm. You Won’t Believe What Happened Next.” Passages North.
Essays
"27 Ways to Have Better Sex.” The Cut.
“Character Studies: Oscar Winners.” The Believer.
“Grub Street Diet: Isle McElroy Swears by Bar Goto’s Celery.” Grub Street.
“Kinds of Kindness isn’t Supposed to be Funny.” Defector.
“How to Become Someone Else.” Broadcast.
“First Comes the Breakup, Then Comes the Thrive-Post.” The Atlantic.
“Changing My Name After Publishing My Debut Novel.” The Cut.
“Will We Ever Escape Before and After Photos?" The Cut.
"Why Holding a Grudge is so Satisfying." NYT Mag.
"This Isn't Your Old Toxic Masculinity. It Has Taken an Insidious New Form." NY Times.
“There's Nothing Romantic About Eating Disorders." The Atlantic.
“Loving Dad From Across a Stranger's Swimming Pool." Harper's Bazaar.
“The Last Days of Manhood." The Cut.
"The Corona Inn Diaries." Esquire.
"Hazardous Cravings." Tin House.
"My Bodies." Gay Mag.
“Endure.” New England Review.