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I write memoir and

creative non-fiction.

I publish essays and memoir on a range of topics, such as falling in love with horror and spending holidays alone.

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My short story "The Wingman" appears in the anthology Best Short Stories of Philadelphia 2021 (Toho Press), edited by Matthew Perez and guest editor Quinn Eli. "The Wingman" is a memoir about searching for self, home, love, and truth on South Street.

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I wrote about Kate Bush, Toni Basil, and more in the Philly Zine Fest 2020 Anthology. Since the 1990s, I have published a zine called Medusa very intermittently; every hand-stapled issue is a valuable collector's item.

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Fun fact: I have judged the Judith Stark Creative Writing Contest at Community College of Philadelphia, which offers cash prizes for the best student poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and scripts each semester.

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