About me

I write narrative nonfiction and poetry. I write to claim my feelings, allowing me to do with them what I need, to affirm and sit with myself in ways I couldn't otherwise, and to inspire others. My work has appeared or is forthcoming in About Place Journal, Third Wednesday, Jellyfish Review, Little Old Lady Comedy, and elsewhere. My writing has been recognized by the Pacific Northwest Writers Association and the Oregon Poetry Association, for which I am grateful. I have been a guest blogger at Literary Mama, and am a regular contributor to The Good Men Project. I am currently searching for a small press to publish my memoir, the story of going from LA party girl to Alaska trail worker, all while battling past demons, such as suicide ideation and abuse from a parent. I'm also a frequent podcast guest and workshop presenter on finding healing and affirmation through writing, writing small about big things, as well showing vulnerability on the page.

I've always had a rich internal world, and I've been writing for most of my life. 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. See, I'm from a family of businessmen and engineers, where things are black and white, there is exactly one answer, and being a creative isn't encouraged. I'd come back to writing 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. By then I was a new mom, and I started writing about motherhood. I got involved with Write On The River, a literary arts nonprofit supporting writers in North Central Washington. I started calling myself a writer. I went to workshops and readings. I met other writers and talked about writing and fell in love with the craft. It felt like coming home. Today, I write narrative nonfiction and poetry. I am also past president of Write On The River, as well as board member at Oregon Poetry Association.

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