I grew up in the Chicago area and have lived all over the United States. I am a creative writer with my own literary agent, and now live in Virginia with my husband, two kids, white German Shepherd, and two rescued cats.

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Honors

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Honorable Mention for The Missouri ReviewPoet’s Prize

Three-time finalist for the Casey Shay Poet’s Prize

“Poem of the Year” from The Iowa Rag

Fourth Place in the Fall, 2008, New Hampshire Poet’s Prize

Honorable Mention for The Missouri Review Poet’s Prize

Three-time finalist for the Casey Shay Poet’s Prize

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My creative works have appeared in....

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Scholars and Rogues, Handful of Dust, Damselfly, The Iowa Rag, Ginger Piglet, The Missouri Review, Mudvein, Potpourri, The Wisconsin Review, Rhino, Rose Red Review, Linden Avenue Literary Journal, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, The Lyric, Parabola, Conclave: A Journal of Character, The Meadowland Review, Extracts, Sliver of Stone, Silent Revelations, The Atlanta Review, Yemassee, Burnt District, Josephine, Fickle Muses, The Potomac Review, The Ilanot Review, Border Crossing, Little Patuxent Review and others.

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