Work

“All-Consuming,” a creative nonfiction flash piece about the exquisite agony of early motherhood, published in Thread, an Alternative Literary Magazine’s 9th issue (Oct. 2023).

“Trying,” a poem about the experience of trying for children, published in Honeyguide Literary Magazine’s 7th issue (Oct. 2023).

B, Inspired on Substack
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Features

My Pandemic Year: They Didn’t Teach This In Library School
Via WBEZ, Chicago’s NPR News Source, I shared my experience working as a public librarian in the Chicago suburbs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Be sure to check out both the radio spot and read the full web-essay.

Convos With Writers: 11 Questions
Speaking on the intersection of a career in librarianship and writing, I answered the intriguing questions of fellow writer Kelly Q. Anderson’s Convos With Writers series and later joined her in live conversation for students at Antioch Community High School’s Annual Writers’ Week.

School Library Journal Reviews
For six years I lent my expertise in children’s literature to School Library Journal, penning book reviews of upcoming picture books, middle grade and young adult literature for their globally-published journal.