About
I'm a writer and journalist who makes a living covering workplace issues, technology, and lifestyle and trends pieces.
Read more about my writing here.
I grew up in a suburb of New York and moved around a lot in early adulthood. In 2015, my partner joined the U.S. Foreign Service and we began a full-time international life, moving from country to country every two to four years. We lived in South India during a string of tumultuous events, from typhoons, to demonetization, to protests and political upheaval—the chief minister, affectionately called Amma, was released from jail, put under house arrest, released from house arrest and then died.
Our time in Romania was quieter. There, I learned to speak Romanian by chatting with people about their dogs, because Romanians will take in a street dog faster than you can say Transfăgărășan. I fell in love with the volcanoes and birds of Guatemala. We now live in Laos. I've converted one of the bathrooms in our house into a pottery studio where I make mugs, pitchers, and other functional pottery using yellow clay dug up from a local farm.
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When I'm not writing or making pottery, you can usually find me outside walking.
Contact
My true love, Midgie, and me, newly arrived in India.
This page was updated April 2026.