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

In Development

Broken Horses

Commissioned screenplay about a neurodivergent woman in equine therapy recovery. Produced by TJ Berden; currently in active development.

Award-Winning

Zoe and the Zebra

Award-winning screenplay — and now a completed middle grade novel featuring neurodivergent characters, currently making its way toward publication.

Award-Winning

Mind Over Matter & Mother at War

Award-winning feature screenplays exploring mental health, family, and the cost of resilience.

Theatre

Produced Play

Cleave

Produced in Tampa, 2016. A play about the ties that hold families together — and what it takes to pull them apart.

Background

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

Craft Guide

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.

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Essays & Articles

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.

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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.