Rooted in tradition & creating new things
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PERSONAL

FICTION/NON-ACADEMIC WRITING: A creative outlet I love (deferred dreams from my first abandoned college major: Creative Writing!)

“In the Car” (short fiction). Every Day Fiction. 10 September (online)

“Mountain Religion: Gloom & Glory” (creative essay). Hard Pack. Issue 06, Winter 2026.

“Two Mountains” (short fiction). Hard Pack. Issue 04, Winter 2024. 

ULTRA-MARATHON TRAIL RUNNING: A reason to exercise and be in the mountains (my UltraSignup results = not great, but evidence I am actually completing races)

Scene from one of my favorite training runs: 24 miles through Polaris Pass, Wallowa Mountains (eastern Oregon)

Scene from the Volcanic 50K//32miles race (ran it 4x, 2023–2026)

Running the Ancient Lakes 50 miler (April 2026)

READING LIST: Recent books I have purchased in hard copy, read in full, and would recommend

MY FAMILY: Climbing up Mt. Vesuvius in Italy (Christmas 2025)