seated portrait of Erin Gold taken at Room Project

Welcome to my tiny corner of the internet!

My name is Erin, and I made this site just for you. No, seriously. This site exists so that you can easily contact me and/or learn about the work I have done over the last 10+ years.

Want to take a look at my CV? Here you go.

If, you are curious to know more, here are five things that will help you understand me better:

I once asked my friend to finish the sentence, “I consume books like other people consume ” for me. She immediately answered, “breathe”. You consume books like other people breathe.” She’s not wrong. Last year I read 86 books.

Over the past three years, I have become mildly obsessed with the relationship between meaning-making, memorialization, and grieving. This self-fueled passion propelled me to go on a road trip to Alabama, write an essay about it, and create a large hanging installation consisting of 72 stained glass feathers. It was featured on the news!

My personal motto when it comes to writing is “short sentences, strong verbs.” I didn’t make it up. It comes from one of my all-time favorite podcast episodes.

Two pieces of pieces of advice I have taken to heart are, “Pay attention to what you’re paying attention to” and “Follow the things that glimmer.” Keeping these two ideas top of mind has made a huge difference in how I move through the world.

I have traveled to over 30 countries and called six of them home. Traveling for me is just as much about seeing new places and experiencing new things as it is about giving me the space and time to reflect on who I am and where I come from.

Thanks for visiting my corner of the internet. Please take care of yourself, and if you can, take care of someone else too.