I'm a writer, editor, and educator based in Chicago, with long layovers in New Orleans and Hawaii. For over 15 years, I've been in a committed relationship with the written word—chasing commas, weaving stories, and weathering submissions. I've edited fiction, essays, curriculum, and branded content; written multiple novels on submission to Big Five publishers; and taught writing to early learners and university scholars.
A Fulbright Fellow in Poland and Franz Kafka Fellow in Prague, I also studied fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop's summer program. I've created branded content for IGA and Modern Luxury. My essays and criticism appear in Another Chicago Magazine and PopMatters. I served as Managing Editor for Masks Literary Magazine and Acquisitions Editor for Allium, and I won the 2021 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize. I hold an MFA in Creative Writing and an MA in Linguistics. I love language, story, and precision—and yes, the Oxford comma. |
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