Anri Wheeler

Anri Wheeler is a writer, educator, and mother to three strong daughters. She is working on a memoir about race, class, and mermaids. Her essays and book reviews have appeared in The Boston Globe, The Independent, Cognoscenti, Hippocampus, Romper, and elsewhere. More at anriwheeler.com.

My Mother Was Also a First Mermaid of Color

Anri Wheeler on the Importance (and Limits) of Representation

June 6, 2023 By Anri Wheeler

Watching My Neighbor Totoro on the Eve of My Daughters’ Omicron-Surge Return to School

Anri Wheeler Muses on What It Means to Live Communally

January 18, 2022 By Anri Wheeler

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