Kristy Eldredge

Writer/Editor

United States

I was born in New York City but I grew up in Ohio and Ottawa, Canada. (Which means I'm opinionated but very polite.) I write! Often in a humorous vein. Do you need a funny origin story for your website? An amusing video that demonstrates a policy or procedure? Some McSweeney's-esque lists to humorously adorn, well, anything you need adorned? If so, get in touch: k.eldredge@gmail.com

I'm also an experienced editor: line editing, developmental editing for fiction and nonfiction, and proofreading honed by NYC's finest ad agencies and publishers. I'm available as an editor for hire.

My writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Brooklyn Magazine, Rumpus, the Brooklyn Rail, and lots of other places, some even paper.

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The New Yorker
09/22/2017
Robert Mueller Metaphors

Kristy Eldredge offers a satirical list of metaphors describing Robert Mueller, the special counsel overseeing the Trump-Russia investigation.

McSweeney's Internet Tendency
12/13/2017
When Do You Start Wearing Eileen Fisher?

When you've established yourself as a woman of poise When you need to establish yourself as a woman of poise When you're desperate and will try any...

Brooklyn Magazine
01/06/2017
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place - Brooklyn Magazine

For the eight years I lived in Cobble Hill, whenever I passed BookCourt, the Brooklyn bookstore that closed its doors this past December 31, I'd think of the Hemingway story, "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place." I lived around the corner and walking past it, whether I was coming back late and tipsy from drinks with friends...

The Rumpus
06/10/2015
The Incompletist - The Rumpus

I was excited to see the New York Times's announcement that a regular column by the writer Geoff Dyer called "Reading Life" would be appearing in their weekend Book Review. I was even more intrigued and, somehow, encouraged, when eventually it appeared only three times.

McSweeney's Internet Tendency
07/25/2016
Bivalve eHarmony Ads

Looking for an organism who believes in "one ocean, one phylum." I have a small shelf in a nice tidal pool and I enjoy my life, which is straightfo...

Copywriting

Editing