I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio—-a city that richly deserves to be flown over. After grad school I moved to upstate New York to cover the crime beat for The Saratogian. On slow news days, I made up true crime stories.

I then moved to San Francisco where I wrote and performed sketch comedy, earning a “Best of the Bay” nod from the Bay Guardian. I also wrote two short comedy films, one of which screened at the San Francisco International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. During my SF years, I co-founded the Better Off Dead Poet’s Society, and managed to get some god-awful poetry published in Girlfriend Number One (Cleis Press), a pretty good essay published in Virgin Territory (Masquerade Books) and some phenomenal writing in Girljock (St. Martin’s Press).

Following love to Los Angeles, I transitioned into the entertainment industry—first as a story analyst for Sony and Dreamworks, and then as a writer for the screen. I’ve written multiple screenplays, several of which were optioned by major producers, and worked on TV shows and pilots alongside some of the industry's most talented creators. Between gigs, I interviewed Lily Tomlin for GET Magazine, Holland Taylor for Backstage and Olympic legend Greg Louganis for a Canadian newspaper.

My teaching career has spanned essay writing at Ohio State, literature at Siena College, Writing for Performance at the San Francisco Art Institute, and Screenwriting at Whatcom Community College. I hold a PhD in Narrative Theory from Ohio State University, which I only mention when I’m losing an argument.

I currently live in Bellingham, Washington with the love of my life, Katrina, my bossy cat Mia and my stubborn dog, Millie.