Human. Writer. MacGyver in the kitchen.
I’ve written about food and love for The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Huffington Post, Kveller, Scary Mommy, Hippocampus, and more. Now, I’m thrilled to announce my first book:
Forthcoming from Rowman & Littlefield in March 2022: Kitchen Medicine: How I Fed My Daughter Out of Failure-to-Thrive. (Pre-order on Amazon.com now!)
Kitchen Medicine is about learning to feed my daughter through medical challenges. It’s for people who cook for fuel and those who cook for love; for those who see the miracle in the growing child and in the fresh peach; for matzo-ball lovers and the gluten-intolerant; and for parents who want to feed their kids without starving their souls.
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Recent Published Work
We Were a Family Defined by Illness and Restriction. Oreos Helped Us Heal. (Bon Appetit)
Lessons from the Floor (P.S. I Love You)
Hate Cooking Dinner? How This Mom Changed It Up (Your Teen)
It Is Always Monday (P.S. I Love You)
Debi Lewis’ writing is poignant and dogged. So, too, is the journey to medically manage her daughter’s mysterious 9-year illness, which she expertly chronicles, an explorer without a map. Equal parts heartbreaking and triumphant, these glimpses into one mother’s attempt to feed her family in medical uncertainty remind us, as adults who love and care for children, of both the magnificent power of human resilience and the horrible illusion of control.
About Debi
Debi Lewis holds a BA and MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin. Her experience as the parent of a medically complex child honed her empathy and reinforced her need to articulate both her and her child’s needs in writing. As both a fiction writer and an essayist, Debi believes in empathy and compassion as the keys to a compelling story.
Debi's Work
Debi Lewis has been publishing essays and short stories in popular and niche publications for more than twenty years. Covering parenting, social action, and issues of faith, her writing has a distinctive crossover style.
Connect with Debi
In the intersections of health reporting, parenting, great food, and the writing world is Debi’s @growthesunshine Twitter feed. Connect there to read her latest musings and interests.