Who writes the posts on dooce.com?

Posts on dooce.com are written by Heather B. Armstrong. The site is her personal blog, and the content is almost entirely first-person narrative about her own life. The page evidence shows a post dated April 6, 2023, credited to "Heather B. Armstrong," with the site itself branded as "dooce®."

What the writing looks like

The posts are personal essays rather than reported articles or third-party contributions. The excerpt from the April 6, 2023 post is representative: it describes her sobriety, grief, and isolation in direct, confessional prose, including specific dates and events from her own life.

Recurring subjects visible in the material include:

• Personal experience — addiction, recovery, and mental health
• Family — the page links to a "[ MARLO ARCHIVE ]" and "[ LETA ARCHIVE ]," which correspond to her children
• Reflection on her own past — the excerpt references 22 years of pain she had numbed with alcohol

Why the author and the site are the same thing

dooce® is not a multi-author publication. The site name is tied directly to Armstrong's personal brand, and the posts are written in her voice about her own life. If you are looking for a specific post, the byline will be hers.

The blog also functions as an archive of earlier writing organized around her family, which is why the child archives are linked from the main page alongside the current posts.