Nellie King
Cognoscenti contributor
After a 30-year career as a CPA, Nellie King returned to her love of the written word by studying writing at GrubStreet in Boston. She recently graduated from the memoir and essay incubator programs.
Recently published
My only child died of a drug overdose. She's one of 1.1 million Americans lost since 2000
Substance use disorder is incredibly common — 16.5% of Americans battle it — yet the disease remains stigmatized, writes Nellie King, whose daughter died 10 years ago. We idolize and...