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 was longlisted for Binc's 2026 Susan Kamil Emerging Writers prize. 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.

(Header is from a reading and conversation at The Wassaic Project in October, 2026, with Casey Childers and Jill Winsby-Fein. Photo courtesy of Joshua Simpson on behalf of the Wassaic Project.)