Education

B.A. French Literature and Translation, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Selected Literature and Art Publications

2017 Self-Portrait in Blue, Painting in Tiferet
2016 “Hotel Hermosa,” Story on Rate Your Lodging
2010 “Pledge Drive Postmortem,” Story on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
2010 “What I Couldn’t Tell You,” Story on nthWord
2009 Untitled, Microfiction on Monkeybicycle
2009 “Things About Me You Should Know,” Humor on Metazen
2009 “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the CCSF Fall Catalog,” Humor on Fog City Journal
2005 Stories for Airports, Self-Published Fiction Collection

Selected Exhibitions and Performances

2018 Group Reading, InsideStoryTime: RESOUNDINGS; San Francisco, California
2017 Live performance, Sketches; Group Performance, Sausalito, California
2017 Group Exhibition, Rise; Stinson Beach, California
2016 Solo Reading and Artist Talk, Postcards from a Dark Winter; San Francisco
2016 Solo Exhibition, Hvað Er Ég Að Segja?/What Am I Saying?; Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
2016 Solo Exhibition, Leyndardóma Mín/My Secrets; Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
2016 Group Exhibition, Skammdegi; Myndlistarfélagið, Akureyri, Iceland
2015 Web Series Performance, Gates and Strays; Directed by Will Ralston
2015 Live Performance, Stories for Airports by Bike; San Francisco, California
2014 Live Performance, ACA Artists Group Performance, Orlando, Florida
2014 Short Film Performance, The Spinster; Directed by Kristin Tieche
2013 Live Performance, Action Fiction!; Group Performance, San Francisco
2012 Group Reading, Litcrawl; San Francisco
2010 Live Radio Hosting, Renters’ Radio on KUSF in Exile; Produced by judy b.
2006 Short Film Performance, Russian Hill Roulette; Directed by Frank Yeean Chan

Residencies

2019 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
2016 Listhús Artspace, Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
2014 Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Curatorial

2014 3D Tuesdays, Literary Salon, San Francisco

Media Coverage

2005 Fortes, Michael: Review, UCSF Today, September 19, 2005
2005 West, Jackson: Interview, SFist, December 29, 2005

Teaching

2013 to 2016, Creative Writing Instructor, San Francisco SafeHouse
2011 to 2013, Creative Writing Instructor, Women’s Resource Center, San Francisco
2009 Writing Skills Workshop for Graduate Students, Santa Cruz

Professional Development

2017 Voice One, Daytime Conservatory and Simple Narration vocal workshops
2015 One Story, writing workshop
2001 Zoetrope: All-Story, writing workshop
2000 Squaw Valley Community of Writers, writing workshop