About me
As a kid I wrote and illustrated dozens of stories and stapled pieces of paper together to make books. It all seemed so simple then!
I’ve always wanted to be a writer.
In graduate school I taught composition and literature classes and discovered that I could use my writing skills to help students write better papers.
I've also published three books Artisan Cheese of the Pacific Northwest (2009), Pacific Northwest Cheese: A History (2013) and Goats in America: a Cultural History (2025). Although I did not draw pictures for these books, I did take many of the photos!
Editing allows me to use my two passions, writing and teaching, to support other writers. When I’m not in front of a computer screen, I’m probably at the Oregon Coast with my senior dog, Maverick.
For more about my writing see my author page here.
Maverick
Education
I have a PhD in English from the University of Southern California and a JD from the University of Oregon.
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