I write poems, short stories, personal essays and, occasionally, longer fiction. I am very grateful to all the wonderful writers and teachers who have fueled my love of words since childhood.
Awards and Recognitions:
Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing: Poet-Author Fellowship
Virginia Poetry Society annual contests: two First Place poetry prizes, one Third Place poetry prize
Minnesota Great River Shakespeare Festival: Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest: Laureates' Choice Prize
Fish Publishing's International Lockdown Prize for Haiku/ Senryu: Second Place
Patricia Dobler Poetry Award Finalist
Glimmer Train Short Story Prize Finalist
2024 Best Microfiction Nominee
Sunspot Literary Journal's Culmination Contest Semi-finalist (my work was also short-listed in a Sunspot fiction competition)
Glenwood Clark Fiction Prize: First Place
Jacob von Kutzleben Fiction Contest: First Place
Haunted Waters Press Short Shorts Competition: Honorable Mention
Oprelle "Matter" Poetry Contest Finalist
Here are some samples.
My creative writing is published in/by:
The Poetry Virginia Review; Ecological Citizen; Rough Cut Press; Fish Publishing; Rattapallax; Heron Tree Poetry Journal; the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council; Bowery Poetry; Short Édition; Geez Magazine, Corporeal Literary Magazine; Rogue Agent Journal through Sundress Publications; Contemporary American Voices; Humana Obscura; Streetlight Magazine; Stanchion Zine; Kernel Magazine, Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review; The William and Mary Review; The Compassion Anthology; Whurk Magazine; Ledbury Poetry Festival; Mala Leche; The Journal of Wild Culture; Blueline Literary Magazine; the exhibition and book, Open to Interpretation, from Liberty Town Arts; the Ekphrastic Exhibition at The Arts Center in Orange, Virginia; Sparked Literary Magazine; "We Are Here," a collaborative poetry project with Virginia Poet Laureate, Luisa A. Igloria, as well as her Poetry Postcard Project; The Poet's Domain; Audubon Alaska; The Mindful Birding Network; Budding Light Press, Birds Piled Loosely Press; Echo World Magazine; Postcard Poems and Prose Magazine; Butter Press; Sky Island Journal; Disquiet Arts, Kudzu Literary Magazine; The Good Men Project; Minnesota Great River Shakespeare Festival; The Big Windows Review; Vagabond City; The Eclectic Literary Magazine; The Gallery; The Escarp Review; tenderness, yea; Healing Forest; the “Million-line Poem,” from Tupelo Press; and the creative social justice groups, Racket and Period Piece. My work is included in the Virginia Poets Database.
I have published multiple essays and articles on spiritual topics, including with OnBeing from APR; The Mindfulness Bell, a publication of Plum Village with Thich Nhat Hanh; Tricycle Magazine, Sharon Salzberg’s Meditation Challenge blog; The Yoga and Body Image Coalition; Yoga Basics; and other publications.
Along with creative works, I also write news and analysis for multiple sites. I am published with NPR, Discover Magazine, Art News, Earth Island Journal, and others. Visit my non-fiction portfolio to learn more.
I am a visual artist and art teacher. I grew up near the Chesapeake Bay and now live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. My pronouns are she/they.