Hello to all. I'm an MA student at Goddard College, pursuing a degree in Transformative Language Arts -- basically healing the world through the intentional use of language. I'm passionate about the ways in which sickness can teach us about true health, and how waste can be transformed to compost (both literally and figuratively). On the level of practical application, I am investigating community-led approaches to reintegration of and peacetime leadership for military veterans, through such avenues as veteran-civilian dialogue, creative writing, and permaculture.