Hello! I am a professor and writer of essays, literary nonfiction, memoir, journalism, and other stuff.
I am a writer of creative nonfiction, literary nonfiction, journalism, memoir, and some poetry and other genres. I love the essay: the opportunity to reflect, explore, ask questions, and not know. I'm from Illinois, I have a loud laugh, and I like to pick up things I find on the ground.
My books (links below) include Pain Woman Takes Your Keys and Other Essays from a Nervous System , a book of essays on chronic pain, which won the Independent Voice Award from the Independent Publishers’ Association and was a Foreword Review Silver Award Winner.