Did you know that soil can become endangered and even go extinct? For Outrider, I wrote about how the complex ecosystems that make up “dirt” and the dangers of losing it to climate change. Read it here.
My newest article for Alta Magazine is about a murder mystery that happened in Carmel in 1914. A writer named Alice MacGowan discovered a mysterious box of marshmallows sitting on her back porch. She thought they were from a friend.…
I have a book review in The Washington Post! It’s about Susan Wels’ book An Assassin in Utopia. Excerpt: On July 2, 1881, President James Garfield was in a good mood. Having completed a few months in office, Gaffy, as…
So happy to discover that my essay “Flight of the Condors,” originally published in Alta Magazine, was a notable in Best American Essays 2022! Yay! You can read the essay here.
PAPERBACKS of Right Back Where We Started From! Here I am opening the box of paperbacks of my novel, Right Back Where We Started From! They're coming out August 16! I'm almost more excited about the paperback than I was…
I had the pleasure to speak to Mandy Jackson-Beverly on The Bookshop Podcast about my novel, Right Back Where We Started From. Listen Here.
After five-months of practicums, weekly classes, and a grueling 100-question exam, I graduated from the Sonoma County Master Gardener program! Here I am with my … certificate? Degree? Anyway, I’m a Master Gardener now.
I have been married to Kyle Rankin for 20 years! I can’t believe it. Much of our marriage is recorded on this site. He is the best, my best friend, the best father, the best husband. We went to Paris…
I’m honored and excited to share that I was awarded a Courage to Write grant from The de Groot Foundation! I’m so grateful for their support as I finish up my second novel.
My article Flight of the Condors, originally published in Alta Magazine, was a finalist in the 64th Southern California Journalism Awards. Read the full list of winners here.