About Me

I write fiction and nonfiction in Carol Stream, Illinois. I’ve been teaching creative writing at The Writers Studio since 2012, and for the past 3 years, have been teaching writers how to submit their work to literary magazines. 

My work has appeared in Moon City Review, Necessary Fiction, and Naugatuck River Review, among others. I also enjoy writing and performing true stories at live storytelling shows. 

I was the production editor and a contest reader at Carve Magazine for five years and was a reader at The Masters Review in 2025 and 2017. 

I have a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona and a certificate in narrative medicine from Columbia University. I also completed the PocketMFA program in nonfiction.

In addition to my classes and workshops, I help demystify submitting to and publishing in lit mags at Lit Mag Lounge on Substack.