Anne Cassidy

Writer, Editor, Blogger

United States

Anne Cassidy blogs daily at A Walker in the Suburbs. A longtime freelance writer, her essays and articles have been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Independent Review of Books, Motherwell, Travel & Leisure, Woman’s Day, and many other publications. She is the author of Parents Who Think Too Much (Dell) and co-author of Single File (St. Martin’s).

For ten years, Cassidy was the editor of Georgetown Law magazine, and she spent five years writing for the nonprofit Winrock International, traveling the world to cover everything from human trafficking in Bangladesh to solar power in Indonesia. She has degrees from Northwestern University and Columbia University, and is currently a student in the Master of Liberal Arts program at Georgetown University.

Portfolio
The Christian Science Monitor
08/15/2022
I discover my own, new way to play

Returning to piano as an adult, I struggled with pieces I'd mastered in my youth. Then I set a new goal.

Washingtonindependentreviewofbooks
Reading on the Road

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A Walker in the Suburbs
05/19/2025
Journalism Wins! - A Walker in the Suburbs

I had to watch the replay on Sunday to see Journalism win the Preakness. The horse was well behind for most of the race. At the top of the stretch a clump of horses hemmed him in. When he began to accelerate, a colt named Goal Oriented blocked him.

The Christian Science Monitor
12/04/2019
The Himalayas, at last

I was in Nepal on business, and I had only one chance to see the peaks of the Himalayas. Or so I thought.

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The Globe: How the Earth Became Round

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A Walker in the Suburbs
08/27/2025
The Vasque - A Walker in the Suburbs

The Vasque is the Olympic cauldron, which is flying again above the Tuileries Gardens in Paris. Built to promote sustainable energy.

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Mark My Words

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