I’m currently revising my first novel and working on an essay collection.
I facilitate these experiences through the following:
I guide and coach others through the creative process in a way that is both practical & intuitive
I teach workshops on writing, ecology, and the numinous
I write grants and consult with nonprofits on fundraising.
I teach writing workshops on fiction, essays, poetry, and hybrid forms.
When you tap into a sense of openess and curiosity, you can create with more ease, less angst.
Connecting mind/heart/body practices with creative states.
The Critical Response Process by Liz Lerman, which uses inquiry, listening, collaboration, and humility.
Looking to the natural world to understand the creative process as a cycle of growth, harvest, rest, and renewal.
Struggling in traditional learning environments as someone with neurodivergence.
Teaching in a diversity of settings: as a bilingual (English/Spanish) elementary school teacher, as a professor of creative writing at a large private university, and as a instructor teaching adults at StoryStudio, a creative writing center.
Growing up in a queer family in Kentucky during the ‘80's and ‘90’s experiencing outsidership as a source of both immense difficulty and immense power.
