Planting Seeds

I write in the imperative because life lives as a verb. I love and choose life, and so life lives. I befriended a journal and a pen at a young age. I prefer writing short stories, creative nonfiction (a type of journalism that uses fiction techniques such as dialogue and scene setting to describe a real-life story), and auto/ethnographic and healthcare narratives (field research and creative nonfiction journalism wherein I write about my interaction with people and culture).

Growing Words

I continued my passion to write when I studied Journalism, Bible & Theology at Multnomah University. I graduated with a BA in English and Communication with emphases on Mass Media Studies and Creative Writing from the University of Washington. Read my senior seminar paper, Julian of Norwich's Showings: A Prescriptive and Persuasive Style Gives Her Agency, and enjoy my all-time favorite short story I wrote as an undergraduate, Home.

Feeding Desire

I grew my academic writing skills at Gonzaga University's Master of Arts in Communication and Organizational Leadership Studies program. This program afforded me research rigor, growth, and creative freedom. In this supportive and hybrid environment, I watered writing's seed to communicate via the written word. I've experience leading and writing on virtual and on-ground teams, collaborated with my mentor and director for my thesis, and learned from those who gave me feedback on making my writing more clear and accessible for my audience.

Write with Vision

I write to invoke beneficial socio- cultural and political change in part by fostering healing and growth. I write to develop narrative healthcare research and practice, or to improve justice, outcomes, and caring in healthcare. I write to be faithful to develop and share a gift.

Write with a Mission

I write multi-layered narratives that include imagery and a reflective tone. I want to encourage people and to illumine socio-cultural issues and ideas central to expressive arts, performance studies, organizational and health communication, holistic leadership, vocational development, and society at large. Lastly (but firstly), I pray for wisdom and insight, I care about ethos and praxis, and I study (a lot). I learn from constructive feedback, which helps me to refine my work. To publish, I seek publication companies who share a similar mission and vision.

For More Information

Peruse About, Write, Photograph, Communicate and Lead, and Research to learn more about my work. Visit my Blog for current events. Access my Resume, Purpose Statement, and Writing Sample. Contact Me if interested in partnering with me in my pursuits.