The oversized pencil was a big hit at the UNCW MFA graduation.
Literary Publications & Honors
Essay, Secession, About Place Journal (2019)
Jason Bradford Award, UNC Wilmington (2019)
Colbert Chapbook Prize, UNC Wilmington (2017)
Essay, Restrung, Covered with Fur (2015)
Essay, Pace, JMWW Journal (2015)
Loft Mentor Series winner in nonfiction (2014-2015)
Poem, Semblance, Innisfree Poetry Journal (2012)
Poem, Thoughts of Lace, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters Poetry Contest; also featured on Spectrum West, Wisconsin Public Radio (2010)
Editorial Work
Lookout Books Staff (2017)
Manuscript Reader, Coffee House Press (2015-2016)
Guest Poetry Editor, women’s edition of Fjords (2015)
Associate Editor of the Riveter magazine (2014-2016)
Associate Editor of Volume One magazine, (2010-2012)
Journalistic Writing
* Out of Office with No Access to Email, the Riveter
Songwriting, Smartphones, and Seclusion, the Riveter
Q&A with Margaret Lazarus Dean, Author of ‘Leaving Orbit,’ the Riveter
Book Review: Margaret Lazarus Dean’s ‘Leaving Orbit,’ the Riveter
Natural Women: Caroline Smith and Her Mom, Martha, the Riveter
Book Review: ‘Ongoingness: The End of a Diary,’ the Riveter
Book Review: ‘Find Me’ by Laura van den Berg, the Riveter
Young Boys Refusing to Slap a Girl Makes Headlines—Why? the Riveter
Book Review: On Immunity by Eula Biss, the Riveter
Accomplish Something Past 30? Too Late the Riveter
Tiananmen Square Anniversary: History Trickles Through the Cracks, the Riveter
Relevancy is Relative, But Headlines Don’t Know That the Riveter
Cautious Classrooms, Volume One
Writing the Book of Tom, Volume One
ARTS FEATURE: Prove Yourself, Volume One
The Supper Club, Volume One
Cold Flashes of Brilliance, Volume One
Coldstruck: Smitten by the River in Winter, Volume One
”Scrambling” on Christmas Eve, Volume One
Scare Tactics, Volume One
Magic and Logic in Iowa City, Volume One
Jeweled Visions, Volume One
Delayed Culture Shock, Volume One
Now Playing in Nigeria, Volume One