I'm a writer from Santa Ana, CA. Avocado and maracuya grow in my backyard, and I wear lipstick the color of my neighbors' pomegranates and roses. I'm working on a novel and keep thinking about the active ingredients in stories. If stories are healing, can't they be poison, too? And what is the antidote for the story we're in now.
Maintaining a professional life outside of writing is vital to my creative chemistry. Over twenty years, I've gained valuable arts management experience at institutions like Otis College of Art & Design, PEN America, and Segerstrom Center for the Arts. I founded and managed Makara, a library and community art center in my hometown which hosted writing workshops, film screenings, artist talks and presentations, live music, community meetings, and everything in-between. I support writers as an advisory board member for the Granum Foundation, and currently teach creative writing to high school students.
I read tarot and sometimes I write a Substack, sometimes I draw. Reach out if you'd like to work together!