About

According to my mom, I wrote my first poem — a snappy little piece about moonbeams — when I was four years old. Since then, I’ve written for a range of people from small business owners to multinational corporations like General Motors, Cleveland Clinic, Navy Federal Credit Union and Coca-Cola. My writing has appeared in publications like Catapult, The Kenyon Review, Brevity magazine and more. 

I graduated with my Master’s degree in Creative Writing at the end of 2016. In 2013 and 2016, I was awarded the Tompkins Award for my work in creative nonfiction. Currently, I’m working on historical fiction novel that takes place in the 1860s.

I live with my husband, two children and rescue dog near Detroit, Michigan where I’m currently working on my first novel. When I’m not reading or writing, I like cooking complicated recipes, sending notes to my 20+ pen pals (hi, #penpalooza pals), gardening and learning about plant medicine, listening to records, knitting and binge-watching the Great British Bake-Off.

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