Me, and You
I’m horrible at small talk. It often begins with, “so what do you do?” I get it. It’s an easy glimpse into someone’s life, a starting point. Still, what I “do” (work as an editor) is not who I am. And I could also say I am a mother, I am a writer, I am a potter, I am a vegan, etc., and all of those labels would give you about as much of an idea of me as a few minutes of small talk might. But there is obviously little nuance in labels; we are all bigger than all our labels stacked up together. So I hope you get to know me a little more through my writing, and I’d be happy to know you too, if you leave me a comment or send me an email.
My Writing
I’m writing (and submitting!) all the time. I’m currently working on a novel and short stories. I have an MFA in Creative Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. My publications include:
Amazing Disgrace (novel, 2006)
“Sparrows, Breath, and Memory: On Writing and Identity” in Ruminate Magazine’s The Waking (essay, November 2019)
“Green Beans” in The Moving Force Journal, (short fiction, spring 2020)
“Gone” in Waxing and Waning Literary Journal, (short fiction, spring 2023)
“Upstairs August” in Beloit Fiction Journal (Pushcart prize nominee, short fiction, Issue 36, Spring 2023)
My Blog
This is the chronicle of a journey many of us find ourselves on — the search for meaning in all the things that break our hearts and all the things that make them whole again.
Chronicles of the Open Hearted 