I was a weird kid, and now I’m a weird adult — and I like it that way.
When I was six, I was clacking away on my mom’s giant college typewriter, writing the first of many (many) stories. I ran around pretending to be a fairy protecting the forest, talked to myself out loud for advice (still do), and collected hobbies like other kids collected pogs (dated myself here; don’t care). Over the years, I’ve been a musician, an ADHD coach, a humorist, an author, a witch, a mother, a wife, and a friend.
For years, I felt like I had to pick one identity for people to know me by. I’m getting older, and I ain’t got the energy for that, so you get all of me.
I love books. My favorites of the last few years have been So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson; Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal; The Witch’s Daughter by Paula Brackston; The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune; The Reformatory by Tananarive Due; A Witch’s Guide to Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna; The Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman, and The September House by Carissa Orlando. If that seems all over the place, it probably is — I just love any book that’s really damned good.
I’m also a massive folklore nerd. I find medicine and herbalism fascinating. All three of these things are what got me started on my soon-to-be-released debut novel, The Monster Doc. I also release funny short romance stories (both in text and audio) on Patreon, if you’re looking for something to laugh at.
Stuff like this usually has achievements in it, so here’s the quick list:
Published SHAME ON YOU: Big Truths from a Bad Mom (2020) — a collection of humorous essays about parenting.
Named one of HuffPost’s Funniest Parents (2021).
Bylines in Parents, Bustle, and Understood.org.
Undefeated champion in countless shower arguments.
So if you’re looking for an author-artist-ADHD-expat-skeptic witch-mom who sprinkles sarcasm like parmesan cheese (but NOT that, because I’m lactose intolerant), then you’ve come to the right place. It’s awesome to have you here.
Feel free to drop me a line if you want to say hi!