Environmental Scientist. Writer. Mother.

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Making Essay Cool: The Power of Leslie Jamison’s The Empathy Exams

There’s a seldom-spoken understanding among creative nonfiction writers (at least there was in my MFA program), that if you find yourself in front of an agent pitching your latest work, …

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Vomit On A Plane: A Lesson in Perspective

My family and I recently traveled back to Central Oregon after an extended stay in New England.  We had just boarded the plane for the second leg of our three-plane …

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