Hello! I'm a Chicago-based freelance writer and occasional filmmaker, and all around nice person⁠--most of the time.

Awards and Accolades:

• Women’s Voices are Important Fellowship Recipient, 2020 Johns Hopkins University
• Nancy Norris Fellowship Recipient, 2020 Johns Hopkins University ​
• Presenter, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association 2020 Conference for the paper:  "Making a House a Home:  Black Queer History and Erasure in House Music."
• Technically a Hugo-Award-Winning Writer, Hugo Awards, Best Related Work, 2019
• Nancy Norris Fellowship Recipient, 2019 Johns Hopkins University ​
• Winner: Best Writer, ​2016 Chicago Horror Film Festival 

My work has appeared in:

• Chicago Horror Film Festival 
• Los Angeles International Film Festival 
• Louisiana Film Prize Festival
• Hollyshorts Monthly Screenings
• Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival
• Chicago Parent Magazine
• The Ann Arbor Film Festival
• Gapers Block
• Sync Up Conference
• Oyez Review

Thank you for stopping by and feel free to drop me a line with any questions.