Hi, I'm
Maggie Neal Doherty
Writer
Literary Critic
Opinion Columnist
I've long loved stories. Reading them, writing them.
I’m a freelance writer, opinion columnist, and book critic. I live in northwest Montana and my work has appeared in The Guardian, Washington Post, High Country News, LA Times, Montana Quarterly, and more.
When my nose isn’t stuck in a book I’m a river rat. Come winter, I’m the bookish ski bum.
The 2023 Article That Unexpectedly Went Viral
“So you decided to stop drinking? I did — and these are my year’s lessons.”
The Guardian, Jan 2023
I don’t consider myself even remotely trendy, but my recovery journey alongside the sober-curious trend is simultaneously exciting (Margo Price and I are both rebels? Hell yes!) and worrisome. I do find it comforting to see there’s finally a deliberate, focused conversation on alcohol, a recalibration of its influence on our lives and health.
Featured Works
“Becoming a mother was impossibly hard during Covid. Has anything changed since?”
The Guardian
“The Duttons are fake, but the ‘Yellowstone’ tourism boom is very real”
The Washington Post
“Why Patagonia—yes, that Patagonia—is rebooting a climate history classic”
The LA Times
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