Rachel Simon is a freelance writer and teacher. Previously, she was the Deputy Editor at HelloGiggles, a Meredith publication, the Entertainment News Editor at Bustle, and the Wellbeing Editor at Mic. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Glamour, NBC News, Marie Claire, and many other outlets. A New York native, she has a B.A. in Writing, Literature and Publishing from Emerson College and recently moved to Raleigh with her fiancé and their pets. She's currently working on her first novel and her first nonfiction book, Pickleball for All: Everything but the “Kitchen” Sink is forthcoming from HarperCollins in 2022. You can follow her on Twitter @rachel_simon.