About Me

I'm a writer, teacher, and editor.

My articles have been published in the New York Times, The Forward, The Millions, The Texas Observer, Guernica, and Mother Jones; short stories have appeared in literary journals.

I have taught college writing courses at NYU-Stern School of Business and creative writing at two state prisons, and have led writing workshops for professionals. I now teach Spanish at a high school in New York City.

As an editor, I have helped authors deepen and elevate their books, offering honest perspective, challenging conversations, and actionable feedback.

I'm a graduate of Yale University (BA) and The New School (MFA).

To stay healthy, I run, swim, bike, play tennis, practice yoga, and make music.

My Story

I'm an obsessive writer, dedicated teacher, and lifelong seeker.

I love how words, language, and stories can connect people across time, space, and cultures.

As a writer, I have published hundreds of articles and stories. As a teacher, I have helped hundreds of students grow as readers, writers, thinkers, and communicators. As a writing coach, I've partnered with authors to deepen and elevate their books prior to publication.

At Yale, I majored in English and studied Japanese, including a summer internship in Tokyo. Playing in a band, I learned how to write pop songs and perform in public.

After graduation, I worked as a journalist in New York, San Francisco, and New Hampshire, where I learned to uncover stories, talk to strangers, and write on deadline for real-life readers.

I returned to New York for an MFA in creative writing, where I learned the art of storytelling from author-teachers and creative classmates.

Simultaneously, I became an English teacher, where I learned to engage the next generation of readers and writers, designing and teaching courses in African-American Literature, Latinx Literature, and Creative Writing, and advising the school literary magazine.

Over several summers, I studied the Transatlantic Slave Trade on an NEH fellowship at the University of Virginia; Spanish language in Buenos Aires, and fiction writing at Kenyon College. During a belated "gap" year, I traveled the country, with stints in Austin, Texas, an artists' residency in Nebraska, and trips to a dozen states.

I returned to New York and to the classroom, teaching writing courses to college undergraduates, where I expanded my pedagogical palette to include politics and economics, business, ethics, and sustainability. Meanwhile, I continued to write, publish, and advise individual and institutional clients.

In 2020, I migrated from Brooklyn to the New York suburbs, where I began teaching creative writing courses at state prisons to incarcerated individuals pursuing college degrees.

In 2024, I shifted gears--and languages--and began working as a high school Spanish teacher. Along the way, I spent an immersive week in Colombia and joined a community service trip to Cuba.

In 2025, I want to connect with creative, ambitious people working to make the world a better place.