I write about being alive in the world.
I am a woman, a reader, an interrogator, a person of faith, and a New Englander, so those themes often show up in my work.
I have an MFA in Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Long live the essay!
"One Mixed Dozen" Eclectica. Jul. 2024
"Third Person" BLAST. Feb. 2024
"Pretty Cheap" Ilanot Review: Money. May 2023
“War” Cartridge Lit. March 2022
“Maximalism*” Meat For Tea, vol. 15, no. 2, 2021
*Notable Essay, Best American Essays 2022,
Ed. Alexander Chee
"Underground City” NoWhere. May 2018
"Literacy Narrative: La Casa Del Rosa” Entropy. March 2018
"Child of Noon and Midnight" Talking Writing. November 2014
I've taught a variety of creative writing and composition courses. Currently, I teach at Boston College and Saint Anselm College.
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