Bio
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​​​As a writer and visual artist I'm inspired by everything from the sublime to the ironic. The current political chaos we find ourselves in is an all artists on deck moment. Writing is the oxygen that keeps my spirit alive and helps to light my way.
Writing: essays, creative nonfiction and fiction.​​​​
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Photography: New York, Sicily, Florence, Rome, Italy and Portland, Oregon.​​​​​
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New York University
MSW, 2001
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Pratt Institute
MPS, 1992
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Published
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“Arabic in America," The Broadkill Review, Winter/Spring Vol. 19.1 - 2024​​
Essay explores the undercurrents of grief found in illness, death, war, whitewashing of ethnicity and gender.
“Body-Mind Freedom: Countertransference in Action," Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community, 2nd Edition, Oxford Press 2022 • http://transbodies.com/second-edition/​
Essay exploring loss, grief, trans joy and thriving in a cis centric world reflected in therapy with trans male youth. - Mental Health section
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Latest News
2025: "Arabic in America," The Broadkill Review, Winter/Spring Vol. 19.1 - 2024
​• Nominated for Best of the Net, Broadkill Review, 2025
• Nominated for Best Spiritual Writing, Orison Books, 2025​
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2024: Creative Writing Fellowship: Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. MVICW, founded in 2010 by Alexander Weinstein
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Workshops:
2025: Tin House: Julie Butin, author: Marlena, writing workshop, Novel Beginnings
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WVICW: Alexander Weinstein, author: Children of the New World, 2016 and Universal Love: Stories, 2020.
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WVICW: Christopher Citro, poet/author: If We Had A Lemon We'd Throw It And Call That The Sun, 2021 and The Maintenance of the Shimmy-Shammy, 2015.
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WVICW: Su Cho, poet/author: The Symmetry of Fish, poems. National Poetry Series Winner, 2021.​
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2022/23: Natalie Goldberg, author: Writing Down the Bones; writing workshops with meditation
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2017: Cooper Lee Bombardier, author, Pass with Care: Memoirs, 2020;
Creative writing/memoir workshop
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