The Masthead
Modern Love Living is written by a small editorial desk in Northern California wine country — six writers with strong opinions about the right evening, the right weekend, the right hour with yourself, the right thing for the drawer, the room worth booking twice, and the long Tuesday that stayed interesting on purpose.
No algorithms writing the headlines. No wellness-industrial gloss. No sponsored tasting rooms pretending not to be.
Editor-in-Chief
Healdsburg, CA
Nora runs the magazine the way she runs her dinner table: the candles matter, the timing matters more, and nobody gets rushed through the good part. She writes the pillar essays — Calistoga Reset, the slow date nights, the unhurried evenings — and has opinions about which Tuesday is worth protecting.
Weekend & Wine Editor
Sonoma, CA
Elise grew up on the west side of Sonoma County and has strong opinions about which back roads deserve the detour. She writes the weekend maps — the bachelorette that won't embarrass anyone on Monday, the Sonoma two-nighter, the Napa that earns its reputation if you know where to eat. She is not writing sponsored content. She will tell you the tasting room is overrated.
Body & Ritual Editor
Glen Ellen, CA
Margot taught yoga in a barn in Glen Ellen for eleven years before she started writing about it. She covers the self-care beat without the wellness-industrial gloss — the massage, the bath, the Sunday morning nobody's invited into. She will not sell you a candle with a personality. She might sell you an hour with yourself, on purpose.
Shop & Drawer Editor
Petaluma, CA (by way of London)
Simone came to Sonoma County from a decade at a London lifestyle desk and has never been impressed by a product press release in her life. She edits the shop beat — the lingerie worth owning in your own size, the toys that survive past novelty, the gifts that read as evidence of listening. Her standard is simple: would I want this in my drawer, and if I had to, would I defend it over brunch.
Out & About Editor
Guerneville, CA
Julian came up in Guerneville and never really left, which means he knows which Russian River inn actually has the good robes, which Sebastopol tasting room will pour for two men without narrating it, and which Sunday brunch earns the drive. He writes the queer weekend beat — couples getaways, bachelor weekends that don't put anyone in a corner, men's grooming that isn't trying to sell a kit. He has opinions about towel weight and will stand by them.
Host & Partner Editor
Yountville, CA
Hollis has been married long enough to know the effort is the romance, not the grand gesture. He writes the partner beat — the man who books the cabana on a Tuesday, the one who opens the bottle and puts the phone face-down, the version of a long relationship that stayed interesting on purpose. He isn't writing advice. He's writing what actually happened last Saturday night and what he intends to do again next Saturday.
If the voice feels like someone you'd want to know — that's the intent. We write for the version of a reader we'd trust with a reservation, a weekend plan, or the honest opinion on what's actually in the drawer.
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