I am the author of Get Me Through Tomorrow: A Sister’s Memoir of Brain Injury and Revival (Univ. Nebraska Press, 2015).

As a developmental editor, I’ve worked on books about Ebola, autism, vaccines, neglected tropical diseases, the U.S. healthcare system, nursing, pandemic origins, and other areas of public health and medicine.

Since 2019, I’ve led writing workshops specifically focused on medical stories. I’m currently building a series of online courses to help people write about their medical journeys and use writing as a therapeutic tool. During the pandemic, I made a podcast called Write Your COVID Story for clinicians and patients.

As a jack-of-all-trades writer, I’ve worked for Wellesley College, Stanford University, the NBA, ABC TV, PBS, Bryn Mawr Communications, The END Fund, Gentle Giant, and others.

My short fiction and nonfiction works have been published in journals including Brooklyn Rail, Hunger Mountain, Critical Flame, Glimmer Train, Los Angeles Review, Arkansas Review, Drunken Boat, The Rumpus, The Believer, and legendary zine, The Gut. I’ve received the Howard Frank Mosher Prize for Short Fiction, an Awesome Grant, a Pushcart Prize nomination, a bunch of honorable mentions, and second place in an M&M’s sweepstakes.

For workshop announcements or to contact me, click here! I look forward to connecting with you.

Photo: Drew Hood