About

Read my new monthly Substack here, on writing, baking, and the creative interplay between the two.

Over the years my writing has taken me to many interesting places, from a fourth-generation hops farmer still finding ways to innovate to a passionate makers community tucked into the mountains of rural Washington. Lately, it’s taken me inward.

These days I’m curious about going back to my roots and re-discovering my own voice.

With a BA in English and Creative Writing Concentrate from the University of Maine, I am also a trained speech language pathologist with an MS in Communication Disorders & Sciences from the University of Oregon, lending a strong research background, and thinking about the act of communication from many different perspectives.

List of Publications

1859 Magazine • 1889 Magazine • Activities Guide of Maine • All About Beer • Beer Advocate • Bend Magazine • Country Folks News • Country Folks Grower • Down East • edible Inland Northwest • Gastro Obscura • Mainebiz •Maine Magazine •Modern Farmer • Portland Press Herald • Northwest Brewing News • Northwest Travel & Life • Olympia & Beyond Visitors Guide • Ontrak • Sip Northwest • Subaru Drive • The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener •The Tasting Panel • Travel Tacoma Mt. Rainer Visitors Guide • Washington State Visitors Guide • Washington State Wine Guide • Walla Walla Lifestyles • Whitman Magazine • Wine & Craft Beverage News • World Nomads  • Yankee Brew News  • Your National Parks

Awards

North American Guild of Beer Writers Best Beer & Food Writing, 2nd Place, 2021: These Farmers Want You to Drink Your Hops and Eat Them Too

Memberships

• Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance

Fun Fact: In 2015 I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail with my husband. It took us 5 months and 5 days.

When I’m not writing, I’m either outdoors covered in sidewalk chalk with my daughter, hiking, making bread, or planning our next adventure.