writer, reader, designer, book person
I'm a writer living in the Hudson Valley. I am a grateful recipient of a 2026 New York State Council of the Arts grant for my novel draft, Spit, supported by The Wassaic Project. I am currently seeking representation.
I've worked in the book industry for the better part of twenty years. Currently, I do design and marketing remotely for Booksmith in San Francisco.
In my former role—a decade-long stint as Booksmith's Events Director—I co-ran and -produced Shipwreck, a bizzarely popular live literary erotic fanfiction competition. You might have seen us in the Bay Area from 2013-2019, or at a New York or Emerald City Comic Con near you. I co-edited and contributed to an anthology of stories from the live show titled Loose Lips, published by Grand Central in 2016.
My work has appeared on sundry now-defunct websites, RIP.
For several years, my writing partner and I took turns telling each other the strangest folk and fairy tales we could find for a podcast project called Old Wives. You can find that wherever pods are.
The San Francisco Chronicle once called me "smart, beautiful, and loud."
I am reachable at mediumicedcoffee at gmail dot com.