writer, author. Here's my stuff.

I've always had a rich internal world. When I was in 3rd grade I won a young author award for a short story titled The Gingerbreads. Buoyed by early literary success, I followed it up with a sequel, The Cake with the Gingerbreads. As I got older, life got in the way, and I stopped writing. I'd come back to it intermittently, then drift away again. I graduated college and began a career in corporate America. It wasn't until a decade later when I stopped flirting with writing and got serious. I was a new mom, and I started writing about motherhood. I started calling myself a writer. I went to workshops and readings. I met other writers and talked about writing. I fell in love with the craft. It felt like coming home. Today, I write narrative nonfiction and poetry. Themes in my writing include motherhood, personal growth, loss, social justice, and complex relationships. Currently I am Chairwoman of Write On The River, a literary arts nonprofit serving writers in North Central Washington. I blog about motherhood at Wenatchee Mom Blog. I've also been a guest blogger at Literary Mama.

When not wrangling my two small children, most of my time is spent fantasizing about being interviewed on NPR's Fresh Air.