Writing.
Thirty years of professional story work across film, theatre, publishing, and education — stories of trauma, resilience, and identity, told with authenticity and heart. The newer work carries everything the older work taught me.
Screenplays
Broken Horses
Commissioned screenplay about a neurodivergent woman in equine therapy recovery. Produced by TJ Berden; currently in active development.
Zoe and the Zebra
Award-winning screenplay — and now a completed middle grade novel featuring neurodivergent characters, currently making its way toward publication.
Mind Over Matter & Mother at War
Award-winning feature screenplays exploring mental health, family, and the cost of resilience.
Theatre
Cleave
Produced in Tampa, 2016. A play about the ties that hold families together — and what it takes to pull them apart.
A life in the theatre
BA in Theatre Arts (UC San Diego), dual teaching credentials in Theatre and English, and decades of work as a theatre educator and director of young performers.
Books & essays
Notes to Screenwriters
Co-authored with Barbara Nicolosi (Michael Wiese Productions, 2015). A guide to the development process from someone who spent years on the other side of the desk — what the notes mean, where they come from, and how to use them.
The Mighty & beyond
SuperContributor at The Mighty, writing on chronic illness, neurodivergence, and mental health. Ongoing essays at A Hat on a Hat on a Hat on Substack — creativity, late diagnosis, and building a life that fits.
Story consulting
High-perception story mentorship at the intersection of graduate-level creative training, decades of development experience, and deep neurodivergent fluency. If you’re a writer or creative looking for someone who can see your work — and you — clearly, get in touch.