Lisa Wood Shapiro

Writer

Lisa Wood Shapiro is a contributor to Wired, Vogue, Refinery29, Outside Magazine, Real Simple, and The Hiking Project. She covers tech, culture, and the future of work. She is also the author of the humorous memoir Hot Mess Mom and is currently finishing her second book.

Most recently, she wrote An Ode To My Favorite Dress for Refinery29 and A Fast Walker Gets Stuck In The Slow Lane for Wired. Also for Wired, Breathe Easy about indoor air quality and her attempts to get good air in her Brooklyn apartment. She’s written about the powerful psychedelic tea Ayahuasca for September 2017 Issue of Vogue, and the hard-to-believe-tale of Ripper — The Inside Story of the Egregiously Bad Videogame for Wired, October 2019. Lisa also wrote the long form story The End of Dyslexia in Wired June 2018 and continues to speak on the subject of this language-based learning disability and the tech that can cheat it.

For speaking engagements, use the contact link.

Personal Note: I try and read all e-mails sent through my author contact link. Due to the volume in regards to the Wired piece, I may not respond to all messages or in a timely manner. But I am trying and am very touched by how the story connected with so many of you. xo Lisa