In my writing life, I am captivated by place.
I earned an MFA in Creative Writing in Washington State and a BA in Writing & Rhetoric at a small liberal arts college in Iowa.
The best way I can describe myself is through the places and books that have formed me. I was raised on the shore of an Iowa lake and am currently a walking tributary of the South Skunk River. Among my many literary inspirations are Annie Dillard, Barry Lopez, Terry Tempest Williams, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Mary Oliver, Sigurd Olson, Brian Doyle, and Linda Hogan.
I have published essays in the print journals Relief, Pilgrimage Magazine and Midwest Review as well as online at Pensive, Cagibi, The Tiny Seed, Plants & Poetry, and Topology Magazine. You can read more of my work and stay current on my latest projects here on the blog.
Photograph by Amee Ellis, 2023
Essays
"The Genomic Footprint of Coastal Uplift" (Flyway, Spring 2023). Digital.
Nominated for the Pushcart Prize and 2024 Best of the Net
"In Which Spring Makes An Appearance Once Again" (Awake in the World: Vol. 3, Riverfeet Press, 2023). Print.
"Terra Firma" (Midwest Review, 2020). Print.
"Via Negativa" (Relief Journal, 2021). Print.
"Meditation on Death: Postcard from Capitol Reef" (Cagibi Journal, 2021). Digital.
"Petroglyph Dreaming" (Tiny Seed Journal, 2021). Digital.
"Growing Kin: Voices from Mustard Seed Community Farm" (Rootstalk, 2022). Digital.
Editorial
Stories of the Seasons: A WFAN Zine (Women, Food, and Agriculture Network, 2024). Print.
"Storymakers, All of Us" (Women, Food, and Agriculture Network, 2025). Digital.
Spectrum Literary Magazine (2017). Print.
Select Publications