In my own words
I find stories everywhere: paddling my kayak through the marsh, exploring the city with my kids, prowling around in old libraries. I’ve been a close observer since childhood, a result of moving from state to state and around the world. Accents and clothing and regional quirks fascinate me, but not nearly so much as what lies beneath all that. What makes the Oneida boy decide to be an architect? How does a sober student navigate the nation’s biggest party campus? I love thinking and writing about humans connecting with nature.
Editors have called my writing “thoughtful” and “reflective.”
I’ve interviewed Native sculptors, single mothers, school lunch advocates, farmers and musicians. I’ve written about green roofs, rain gardens, and potagers. Because I’ve spent the last ten years at home, raising my two boys, I write about family stuff, too: lice in my kids’ hair, the pleasures and pitfalls of a community garden plot.
I write and I read, and I try to do more of both every day.
Published by Midwest Living, Horticulture Magazine, ReadyMade Magazine, The Capital Times, Isthmus, Wisconsin Trails, Madison Magazine, Wisconsin Woman, Milwaukee Home and Fine Living
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