Molly Koeneman is the author of travel essays that pack readers into her carry-on as she travels the world, mostly alone and mostly without a clue what she’s going to do next. Since 2015, she has traveled to +25 countries across six continents while working Chicago office hours. The trending term is “Digital Nomad.” She’s gone scuba diving with hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos, followed the 2019 Women’s World Cup around France, took a university-level literature class in Athens, learned to surf in Morocco and hiked the Inca Trail; she’s traveled with best friends and has made new best friends; she’s fallen in love with places, faces and herself.
When not traveling, stalking her own Instagram feed or writing, Molly practices yoga, meditation and pie-making. She reviews books as The Pithy Reviewer on Goodreads and Amazon.
books for query
Travel Memoir about Morocco
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American Road Trip Memoir
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Photo Credit: Jessica Liana genitophoto.com
list of published works
- “Age of Maturity,” short story published in “Commutability, stories about the journey from here to there,” an anthology published by The Main Street Rag
- “Apron String,” short story published in Niche in 2012
- “Casualty of Home,” collection of short stories published for undergraduate thesis, 2011
- Excerpt of “Hand-Me-Down,” a short story, published in Areté, 2010
awards
- Outstanding Literature Major, March 2011
- First Place in the Jim Wayne Miller Fiction Writing Contest, October 2010
full resume
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