After starting out as a marine bio and environmental science major, I somehow ended up as a tattooed stage hand and writing consultant studying English. I'm from the south, and I miss the south, but right now I'm living in Pittsburgh where I'm currently serving as the Assistant Director of a Writing Center and the Editor of a small school journal. During the summers, I also teach drama and creative writing at the Cardigan Mountain School. When I'm not working or writing or organizing readings and art shows, I hang out at home and work on making our newly adopted rescue--a 3 year old coonhoud named Arthur with a lot of scars from past abuse--less nervous and scared.