Writer & Naturalist
Intro
I write from the perspective of nature as a model for humanity. I also write about the ways we deceive ourselves with truth, and the ways we find strength in vulnerability. Mostly, I find joy with a blink of sadness in the way the natural universe works and our very tiny part in it.
(But also)
I do this
Public health disaster scientist, policy writer, risk analyst and senior program manager at a non-profit defense contractor for almost 20 years. Certified Virginia Master Naturalist and FrogWatch frog call monitor.
Things I Wrote
How to Fall / HAD / June 11, 2024
A Good Storm / The Lindenwood Review / Issue 14, 2024
The Travelers / Ellipsis Zine, Issue 11 / 2023
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Genres
Flash fiction
Flash memoir
Creative nonfiction
Autobiographical fiction
Things I Think About A Lot
Spiders, cicadas, and moths
Cumulonimbus clouds
Mountain wildflowers
The Fibonacci Sequence