About
Young Writer
I know it is an authorial stereotype to say that one has been writing as long as they can remember, but stereotypes get reinforced for a reason. Most of my earliest memories don't center around friends or family, but escaping to read or write in nature, libraries, or bookstores. I was fortunate to always be surrounded by books and came to love and appreciate them before the advent of the internet and everything digital.
I have always been drawn to poetry and fiction, through I also wrote and produced a play in elementary school. In high school, I was an editor and contributor to both the school newspaper and school literary magazine, and I continued that service throughout my educational journey.
Poet, Author, Curmudgeon
I have contributed poetry, short stories, and erotic fiction to a variety of indie zines and LGBTQ publications under several pseudonyms while defining my authorial voice and homing in on a clear and definitive style. I have successfully completed NaNoWriMo every year since 2009.
I've worked as an IT tech to pay the bills and have done my time in the retail slog.
I have been a Fiber Artist for over 25 years, with a focus on quilting, knitting, and dyeing fabric and yarn.
I received my Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and English in December of 2020, and am currently working on an MFA in Poetry at Lindenwood University.
Stitching it Together
Fiber art came into my life at a time when I needed something productive to do. Initially skeptical at the suggestion that I learn to make quilts, I found I had a very precise eye for form and color. Easily fitting into my penchant for subverting expectations, I fell into employment at a fabric store, and soon began developing and teaching quilting classes.
Like most handcrafts, the contagion eventually spread. My skills expanded to machine embroidery and longarm quilting, as well as quilt restoration.
Frustrated when I was unable to find specific colors seen in my mind's eye, I learned to dye fabric, which led to dyeing yarn. Of course, selling yarn became impossible without learning how to knit, which, for portability, has become my primary fiber art.