Who Am I?

I’m a Boston-based writer, editor, and a new mom to Andy. I think Sriracha and garlic make everything tastier. I love Steely Dan and “Murder, She Wrote.” My son’s favorite foods include store-bought pureed mac-n-cheese and my iPhone. I will never use “heart” as a verb.

I’m the Boston editor for New York Magazine‘s food site, Grub Street. I also write the 24-Hour Workday, a parenting and family-life blog on Boston.com. Before that, I edited The Boston Globe‘s magazine for women, Lola (RIP). My writing has appeared in The Boston Globe Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston, The Washington Post, Washingtonian, NPR, Slate, Body + Soul (now Whole Living), The Boston Phoenix, The New York Observer, and more.

As a copywriter, my clients have included Levi’s, Gilt City/Gilt Groupe, BizBash, and Children’s Hospital.

Oh, and if the male anatomy is puzzling to you, by all means purchase the book that I co-authored: Size Matters. Oprah liked it, so you should too!

Contact me: kcbaskin(at)gmail.com

3 Responses to “Who Am I?”

  1. Tracy December 21, 2011 at 2:02 pm #

    I read your article, “Why I quite zoloft to get pregnant”. I’ve been on 450 mg of Wellbutrin but my pharmacologist wants me to go down to 300 mg and add Zoloft. I am 42 yrs old and considering pregnancy this next year or two. Did your doctor tell you how long after stopping zoloft that it would be out of your system?

  2. Lauren March 30, 2012 at 12:11 pm #

    I just read your 24 hour work day blog on Boston.com and was seriously sitting in my office laughing like an idiot. Thank you for your fabulous contribution. I think you need a sitcom. Looking forward to reading your blog in the future. Keep writing!

  3. Ramsey Flynn March 31, 2012 at 7:04 pm #

    You’re a blast, Kara! Your rendering of a panic attack in the current NYT is magically delicious. I wanted to send you my own account of such a thing that I wrote for Esquire years ago. If you send me your email address, I’ll send you a pdf of the story. Mine is also “funny,” and our writing voices are similar. You can reach me at ramsey.flynn@gmail.com ….

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