Writer, Educator, Advocate

I am a Portland, Oregon-based fiction writer whose stories and essays have appeared in Literary Mama, Buckman Journal, Prism Review, Literal Latte, Nervy Girl, Stringtown, Storyglossia and Columbia Gorge Magazine. I’ve had stories shortlisted for The Masters Review Volume V Anthology and for the Fish Publishing Flash Fiction Prize.

For over two decades, I worked as an instructor and creative writing teacher in literacy programs, community colleges, and K-12 schools as a writer-in-residence to a diverse range of students. From rural, remote locations to bustling, urban classrooms—I’ve taught at-risk students who are on their “last chance” to curious senior citizens actively observing the world around them. 

I am an advocate for other artists and writers and the cultural conversation we engage in to heal, inspire, and ignite those around us through my work on the National Advisory Council for Graywolf Press, and other volunteer and board responsibilities.