A writer and editor for a decade, my articles have been published in print and web publications including ReadyMade Magazine, Seattle Weekly, and Movies.com. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published in February 2007 by Seal Press.
Contributor, Cringe: Teenage Diaries, Journals, Notes, Letters, Poems, and Abandoned Rock Operas, August 2008
Contributed two pieces to Sarah Brown’s compilation of real teenage diary and journal entries, letters, songs, stories, and lists. Sarah Brown’s Brooklyn-based Cringe reading series was the inspiration for my founding Seattle’s Salon of Shame.
Author, Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides, January 2007
Author of trade paperback memoir/handbook for brides who challenge tradition. Offbeat Bride is filled with anecdotes, encouragement, tips, tricks, and celebrations of lives (and aisles!) less traveled. Published by Seal Press, an imprint of Avalon Publishing Group. Author representation by Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency.
Freelance Writer
Feature writer with a focus on pop culture, media and sometimes women’s issues. Usually with a bit of snark tossed in.
- Bento lunch trend piece, ReadyMade Magazine, 2008
- Hula hooping trend piece, ReadyMade Magazine, 2006
- Dyeing for a Great New Hair Color?, Figure Magazine, 2004
- One Click Closer to God, Seattle Weekly, 2002
- Douse It*, Seattle Weekly, 2002
Editor In Chief
Lotus Magazine, Los Angeles, CA | 1997 - 2001
Managed 80-page national dance-music culture magazine with a writing staff of 60 and an editorial staff of three. Developed publication voice and direction, assigned features, columns, and reviews, and edited all material for publication. Between 1997 and 2001, Lotus Magazine doubled in length and tripled its distribution. Article/Interview about time at the magazine.
- Glowsticks & Incense (Republished @ Oracular Tree.)
- Subcultural Commidification
- Maintaining The Groove
Offbeatbride.com
2006 - Present
Founder, editor, writer, producer and marketer of one of the web’s leading destinations for nontraditional brides. Write and produce daily posts about wedding trends, advice, and bride profiles for 100,000 unique visitors a month. Built site from scratch, using SEO and SMO techniques to build traffic up to 500,000 pageviews/month in a year.
Movies.com
Walt Disney Internet Group, Seattle, WA | 2004 — 2006
Wrote, edited and produced entertainment content including special features, movie reviews, star profiles, news items and commentary. Founded successful a daily fashion blog and Live Oscars Blog. Utilized an in-house content management system to deploy web content to a website with an average of 34 million page views a month.
Hooping.org
2003 — 2006
Co-founded the world’s only topical web magazine/blog dedicated to hula hoop dancing and fitness. Hooping.org was covered by The New York Times, The Age (Melbourne, Australia), and The Portland Tribune. IWas interviewed about hula hooping by NPR’s Marketplace, The Seattle Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
2001 Graduate, Columbia Publishing Course
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Certified graduate of Columbia Publishing Course, an intensive postgraduate concentration on all aspects of book, magazine, and new media publishing.
1998 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
University of Washington
Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, with a focus on media and communication systems.
