Hi! 
 
Creative nonfiction makes my heart sing. I write, edit, and teach memoir and personal essay. I​'m an experienced classroom teacher with a master's of education from the Harvard raduate School of Education and training in both K-12 and adult education, and I love to work with my students to help them reclaim their identities and find their voices on the page. Whether you are in one of my classes or a private student, I will help you hone your craft and refine your story so that your truth shines through.

With a variety of classes on my website and at writing centers like GrubStreet and elsewhere, I teach nonfiction writing classes for adults. Sometimes I teach classes for adoptees only or for members of the adoption world only. I am an expert developmental editor and copyeditor, writing and accountability coach, young adult and adult curriculum developer, and a trained meeting facilitator. My approach to teaching is similar whether I am working as your writing instructor, your developmental coach, or your editor. I will push you gently to peel back the layers and find the heart of your story.
 
A little about me: I was adopted in New York City and spent the first six months of my life in foster care after being surrendered immediately at birth. I was reunited with both of my birth parents, who have both since died. I identify as queer, I'm a native New Yorker, and a parent now, raising two daughters I birthed, one of whom is disabled. We are navigating disability and disability advocacy together. Writing my story and teaching writing to other adoptees, parents, adults reclaiming their identities in some way, and anyone with a story to tell are among the most important things I can do. 

Please take a look through this site and my linktree to see what I've written, the classes I teach, and the services I offer. Let me help you get your story, essay, or book out into the world. Representation matters, and you have a story that needs to be told.