About Me:
I'm a writer, reader, librarian, teacher, editor,
​and former bookstore owner. I have an MFA
in Creative Writing from USM's Stonecoast program.

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My stories have appeared in:

Be Wilder: A Word Portland Anthology
The Lascaux Review
New Voices
On the Rusk
Level Best Books
The Masters Review
 Front Porch Review 
Family Circle (online)

Trouble with endings? Check out my blog post for The Masters Review.            

My Awards Include:

2017 Winner of the Writer's Digest fiction contest
2016 Finalist for Maine Literary Award
2012 Runner-up for the Howard Frank Mosher Award 
2007, 2006 Honorable Mention and winner for a Maine Literary Award for short fiction

Also:
           
2012 short story excerpted on NPR and the story featured on NPR's three-minute fiction website for round 9 (click on "Listen" above to hear it!)