Storytelling
Creative Nonfiction
"Cervix" - Stoneboat Literary Journal (Fall 2017) - Nominated for the Pushcart Prize [pdf]
“Housefinding” - New Millennium Writings - 42nd Nonfiction - Honorable Mention (2016)
”Monitor” - The Dandelion Review (2016)
”The Two Suicides that Changed My Life” - Narratively (2015) [link]
On Stage
My twinkly-eyed grandfather instilled a love of storytelling and I’ve enjoyed telling stories on stage for a number of years. I've performed at Portland Story Theater, The Mystery Box Show, Stories on Tap, Perfect Liars Club and Nerd Nite DC.
Podcast
The Grief Coach - “Writing to Make Sense of Grief” (2021)
Grief Out Loud - “Episode 95 - Witnessing a Stranger’s Death” (2019)
Flash Forward - "Our Father Who Art in Algorithm" (2017)
Flash Forward - "Deceptible Me" (2017)
Portland Story Theater - Urban Tellers Podcast - "Secret Selfies" (2017)
StoryCorps
My doctor and I talked together for a StoryCorps project in collaboration with OHSU. Here’s part of our conversation [link]. You can also read the nonfiction essay I mention “Cervix” [pdf]
I was a facilitator for the StoryCorps Road to Resilience Project through The Dougy Center. A particularly moving story that I facilitated was featured on NPR. [link]
Poetry
"Extracted" Voice Catcher (2017)
Video: Portland Story Theater