In the Space between two jobs and two kids, i sometimes find time to write
My essays about pregnancy and motherhood have been published in outlets including the New York Times, Slate, and the Huffington Post. i was a 2022 artist-in-residence at The Studios of Key West, published A chapbook, Cleave in Two, with Bottlecap Press, and for nine years, i’ve been blogging at Read + Roam.
selected essays
THE EGGS I SOLD, THE BABY I GAINED / New YorK TIMES / 2021
CLEAVE IN TWO / BOTTLECAP PRESS/ 2023
ANXIETY TIKTOK / ROMPER / 2022
it ended on a ROAD TRIP / SLATE/ 2020
The clotheshorse / vestoj/ 2023
WE Were quarantining way before the pandemic / MOTHERLY / 2021
viable / Bellevue literary review / 2021
THE CPR CLASS / ALLIUM / 2023
SICK KIDS OF INSTA / MOTHERWELL / 2020
SAFE / THE GLOBE AND MAIL / 2020
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Places I've Studied
GrubStreet / Developing Your Short Fiction / 2022
Writing Through Motherhood / 2020
Gotham Writers / Non-Fiction Workshop/ 2020
Sackett Street Workshop / Manuscript Generator / 2019
Catapult / Nonfiction Workshop / 2018
University of Toronto / Creative Writing Courses / 2013
Humber College / Creative Writing Certificate / 2012
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Accolades I've Received
Finalist, Wandering Aengus Press Award / 2023
Featured in Memoir Monday Substack / 2022
Peyton Evans Artist-in-Residence, The Studios of Key West / 2022
Honorable Mention, Bellevue Literary Review Nonfiction Contest / 2021
Semi-finalist, Ellipsis Rare Books Corona Chronicle Essay Contest / 2021
Top Ten Most Popular Posts of the Year, Motherwell / 2020
Finalist, Random House Writing Award / 2012
Timothy Findley Scholarship / 2012
CanWest Global Award in Journalism/ 2008
Canadian Pacific Railway Award in Journalism / 2008
Ottawa Citizen Scholarship in Journalism / 2007