I am the author of Get Me Through Tomorrow: A Sister’s Memoir of Brain Injury and Revival (University of Nebraska Press, 2015) and the co-author of Under the Big Tree: Extraordinary Stories from the Movement to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (Hopkins Press, 2019).
My short fiction and nonfiction works have been published in Brooklyn Rail, Drunken Boat, Hunger Mountain, Critical Flame, The Rumpus, Glimmer Train Bulletin, Glimmer Train, Los Angeles Review, Arkansas Review, Chesapeake Reader, The Believer, The Gut, Thumbnail, Bona Fide Books’ anthology, Tahoe Blues, and Scientific American’s blog. I’ve received the 2010 Howard Frank Mosher Prize for Short Fiction, an Awesome Grant, a Pushcart Prize nomination, a bunch of honorable mentions, and second place in an M&M’s sweepstakes.
As a developmental editor, I specialize in books about medicine and public health. Read praise for my work here. I love DE work and am wicked good at it.
As a jack-of-all-trades writer, I’ve worked for Wellesley College, Stanford University, the NBA, ABC TV, PBS, Bryn Mawr Communications, The END Fund, Gentle Giant, and others.
As a public speaker, I traveled with my brother Jason to venues throughout the U.S. to speak about Jason’s recovery from a stroke. Here is our TED talk! Read my memoir or watch Life. Support. Music., a documentary about Jason’s amazing journey back to health.
I lead writing workshops within the brain injury and broader medical community.
During the pandemic, I created a podcast to help patients and clinicians write about their COVID experiences. It’s available here and on podcast platforms. People are still using it!
To contact me, click here! I look forward to connecting with you.
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