Hi! I’m a writer, editor, and gardener based in New Orleans.
I work as a horticulturist at New Orleans City Park, where I propagate Gulf Coast plants and lead volunteer groups. I was an editor at Brooklyn Botanic Garden from 2022-2024, where I oversaw web editorial content and worked on exhibitions and interpretive signage.
My writing has appeared in publications including Popular Science, The New Republic, VICE Magazine, The New York Times, and Scholastic’s Science World. I received a master’s degree in science journalism at Columbia University in 2020, and before that I was a senior writer at Jezebel, where I wrote about politics, pop culture, and fireflies.
You can reach me at e.shechet@gmail.com. You can read my newsletter here.