About Me

I wrote my first book at age 6 and still have a copy of the stapled-together pages. I spent more time in my room reading books than practicing piano like I was supposed to. Now I write stories for you to read in the dark.

After several years living in NYC and working in book publishing, I realized that I would rather be in the woods. Now I live in Arkansas with two rosella parrots, a cockatiel, a Bourke’s parakeet, and a Mike.

Education

M.F.A. - Creative Writing, Fiction

University of Central Arkansas

M.Ed. - Secondary Education

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

B.A. - English, Creative Writing

Rhodes College

Credentials

2022 Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize

Shortlist - Horror + Thriller

Pushcart Prize Nominee - Leaving the Nest

Horror Writers Association

Affiliate Member

Book Reviews

Flare, Corona by Jeannine Hall Gailey - Colorado Review

We Are Mermaids by Stephanie Burt - The Rumpus

The Flock

Bourke's parakeet

Flynn

Cockatiel

Beemo

Pale-headed Rosella parrot

Lafcadio

Opaline Eastern Rosella parrot

Rosalina