Hi! I am a Minnesota-based writer covering technology, art, psychology and family life.
Samples
In the Dark
A tiny science lesson on fish and families in the dark
Why We Value Our Phones
A psychiatrist’s perspective on devices and our past
Garden to Table
A kid’s guide to growing and preparing food
When It’s Time to Bloom
Relationship advice from a startup founder
What Ten Years Can Do
One ceramicist’s decade-long path to artistic success
Blasphemy
A lyrical essay on preserved fruit and lost loved ones
Doing Less with More
How testing streamlines digital product development
Flowers and Gardeners
An essay on taking creative risks—and staying married
The Thing About High Heels
Northern Minnesotans on the sex appeal of heels
How to Capture Flow
Secrets from highly productive engineers
About
I have earned a living as a writer since 2005, building my career on both sides of the editorial-marketing divide. My work has appeared in Harvard Review and elsewhere. I have an MFA in creative writing from Saint Mary’s College of California, and I’ve helped clients including Target, the University of Minnesota, and Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope: All-Story.
Professional highlights aside, I drive a green minivan and live near a small lake with my husband, three kids, and two dogs. I like to read good books, drink good beer, and have good people over for dinner.
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