Writer of facts and fiction
I write stories and novels inspired by sets of facts and bodies of knowledge. I'm a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and my writing appears in Iron Horse, Stone Canoe, Sport Literate, and elsewhere. I'm at work on a novel about a strained friendship and short stories involving dandelions, exoplanets and a Mars rover.
As a writer for Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, I report on faculty research in a wide range of subjects. In recent favorites I've learned that: the universe will end in a big crunch; politicians are not ignoring you, and improvising takes vulnerability and courage.
I love to connect with people in the writing community. And fellow runners and theater geeks, too.
Recent Blog Posts
No disrespect to the classmates and their parents who gave my son cute Valentine gifts, but isn’t this a miniature instance of plastic inflation?
Last week, I transformed my own home into a writing residency. I re-framed my usual views out my office and kitchen windows and asked myself: would I spend a week here, writing?
We can all learn from people who are just wired different. And in the case of me devouring Keira D’Amato’s story, it’s a case of complete joy in the discovery.