Selected writing
Personal essay
I Had To Trick My Mom Into Assisted Living — And I Still Feel Guilty, HuffPost
My husband dumped me on FaceTime, Mera Magazine (originally published on Another Jane Pratt Thing)
I thought divorce at 33 meant failure—until I reinvented my life in Amsterdam, Mera Magazine
I was a toothless teenager—here’s how it shaped me, Mera Magazine
Love, loss, and finding comfort in brownies, Mera Magazine
More coming soon ✨
Reported pieces
Interviews
The business of books with 2x author Hannah Selinger, Mera Magazine
How not to f*ck up your face (and your mood) with Valerie Monroe, Mera Magazine
Marianne Power: “I was never broken, and I did not need to be fixed.”, Mera Magazine
What does it actually mean to be “rich”?, Mera Magazine
Author bio
Alexis Mera Damen is a Dutch-American writer from New York, now living in Amsterdam. She writes and edits Mera Magazine on Substack and is working on her first memoir about how losing her mom to Alzheimer’s in her 30s has shaped her as she enters midlife. Her essays have been published on HuffPost and Another Jane Pratt Thing, with more coming soon. When she’s not writing, you can find her on the padel court, at CrossFit, traveling, reading, or learning to paint.