Publications

Novels

  • UPSIDE-DOWN GIRL. (Rootstock Publishing, Fall 2026).

  • THE CROWS OF BEARA. (Ashland Creek Press, September 2017).

  • IN ANOTHER LIFE. (Sourcebooks, February 2016).

Short Stories/Flash Fiction

  • “Pour Out Like Water,” Gold Man Review Issue 14, November 1, 2024: 32-39.

  • “The Refugee,” The Waves Anthology, A Room of Her Own Foundation, August 2023.

  • “The Volunteers,” The Selkie, March 11, 2019.

  • “Rollerblading in Venice,” No Extra Words short story podcast, January 23, 2016.

  • “Wine: A Love Story,” Emerge Literary Journal, January 2016.

  • “Granny,” No Extra Words short story podcast, November 17, 2015.

  • “Prix Fixe,” Mud Season Review, Vol. 1, May 2015: 97-112.

  • “Milk and Blood,” Cobalt Review, March 2014: 33-37.

  • “Colorado,” Up Do: Flash Fiction by Women Writers. Patricia Flaherty Pagan, ed. (Houston, TX: Spider Road Press, February 2014): 22-23.

  • “Lovely,” flash fiction, Short Story HQ Flash of Fiction Anthology. Kate Krake, ed. (Smashwords, November 2013): 50-52.

  • “The Slaughterhouse,” River Poets Journal, Vol. 6 No. 3, Autumn/Winter 2012: 32-36.

  • “Dulce et Decorum Est,” Cirque: A Literary Journal of the North Pacific Rim, Vol. 4 No 1 Winter Solstice 2012: 17-20.

  • “Water Child,” Stories for Sendai: An Anthology. J.C. Martin & Michelle Davidson Argyle, eds. June 2011: 97-101.

Essays/Articles/Book Reviews

  • “Turned Inside Out,” Writer Unboxed, July 21, 2025.

  • “Fast Twitch Training: A Novelist Writes Flash Fiction,” Writer Unboxed, April 21, 2025.

  • “The Way In,” Writer Unboxed, January 15, 2025.

  • “Writing to Win: Am I Taking This All Too Seriously?,” Writer Unboxed, September 25, 2024.

  • “Hustle and Flow,” Writer Unboxed, July 24, 2024.

  • “The Soft Tissue Principle: Sharing Work Too Early,” Writer Unboxed, May 14, 2024

  • “Mirror, Mirror,” Writer Unboxed, March 27, 2024.

  • “Writing with Intentionality,” Writer Unboxed, January 24, 2024.

  • “Honoring the Unknowable Self,” The Town Crier, February 25, 2019.

  • "The Wild Birds, by Emily Strelow," Washington Independent Review of Books, April 13, 2018.

  • "The Atlas of Forgotten Places, by Jenny D. Williams," Washington Independent Review of Books, July 23, 2017.

  • “Everything is Love Is, by Claire King,” Washington Independent Review of Books, January 26, 2017.

  • “The Narrow Road to the Deep North,” The Style Hut Book of Reviews, Vol. 1 No. 2, Jan-Feb 2015.

  • “Their Names,” Three Minus One: Stories of Parents’ Love and Loss. Sean Hanish & Brooke Warner, eds. (Berkeley, CA: She Writes Press, April 2014): 127-130.

  • “Winning Proposals: Writing a Successful Statement of Purpose for Study Abroad,” Transitions Abroad, Vol. 22 No. 3, Nov-Dec 1998.

  • “Short-Term Study Abroad: Balancing What Students Need and What They Can Afford,” Transitions Abroad, Vol. 20 No. 4, Jan-Feb 1997.

Awards and Honors

  • 2016 GOLD Winner for Fantasy, Foreword Indie Awards. IN ANOTHER LIFE. American Library Association Annual Conference, June 2017.

  • Women’s Fiction Writers Association, STAR Award for Debut Fiction, Finalist, September 2017.

  • Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature, Finalist. THE CROWS OF BEARA. Karen Joy Fowler, Judge, Ashland Creek Press. December 2014.

  • New Millennium Writings Award for Fiction, Finalist, November 2013.

  • Short Story HQ Flash Fiction, First Prize (Romance), November 2013.

  • Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Award for Fiction, finalist, January 2012.

Teaching

  • “Jumpstart Your Novel!” The Writers’ Workshoppe, Port Townsend, WA, September 20-October 25, 2023.

  • “Writing in a Time of Crisis: Micro-Fiction and the Pandemic.” Port Townsend School of the Arts, Port Townsend, April 2-30, 2020.

  • “A Needle Pulling Thread: How to Write Your Story’s Beginning.” BARN, Bainbridge Island, WA, March 7, 2020.

  • “The Art and Craft of the Query, Part 2: Workshop Your Query.” BARN, Bainbridge Island, WA, December 8 & September 22, 2018.

  • “The Art and Craft of the Query, Part 1: A Nuts and Bolts Workshop.” BARN, Bainbridge Island, WA, May 5, 2018.

  • "Spark to Flame: Writing Micro-Fiction." The Writers’ Workshoppe, Port Townsend, WA, October 10-December 5, 2017.

  • “A Needle Pulling Thread: How to Write Your Story’s Beginning.” BARN, Bainbridge Island, WA, September 16, 2017.

  • “Novels-in-Progress: A Weekly Feedback and Motivation Workshop.” The Writers’ Workshoppe, Port Townsend, WA. Two weekly sessions, June 20-August 25, 2016 & June 20-August 22, 2016.

  • “A Needle Pulling Thread: How to Write Your Story’s Beginning.” The Writers’ Workshoppe, Port Townsend, WA, May 21, 2016.

  • “Novels-in-Progress: A Weekly Feedback and Motivation Workshop.” The Writers’ Workshoppe, Port Townsend, WA. Two weekly sessions, January 7-March 17, 2016 & January 11-March 21, 2016.

  • “Novels-in-Progress: A Weekly Feedback and Motivation Workshop.” The Writers’ Workshoppe, Port Townsend, WA. Weekly, September 15-November 17, 2015.

  • “The Art and Craft of the Query, Part 2: Workshop Your Query Letter.” The Writers’ Workshoppe, Port Townsend, WA. September 19, 2015.

  • “The Art and Craft of the Query, Part 1: A Nuts and Bolts Workshop.” The Writers’ Workshoppe, Port Townsend, WA. July 25, 2015.

Education

M.A.    International Affairs. Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1995.

B.A.     French and Psychology. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, 1992.

International Exchange. Université de Savoie, Chambéry, France, 1990-91.

Affiliations/Memberships

  • Editorial Freelancer’s Association

  • Pacific Northwest Writers Association

  • Women’s Fiction Writers Association

Related Experience

  • Freelance developmental editing; query, synopsis critiquing; writer mentoring service. September 2014-present.

  • International Higher Education Administrator, 1995-2006. Developed & presented multiple conference speeches & workshops, “train the trainer” activities, student handbooks.

  • Teacher of English as a Second Language: Chad, Africa, 1993; Kyoto, Japan 1991.