books
Maverick Andante Books, 2020
selected non-fiction
The 'queen of Kittitas' was recently kidnapped. Her recovery is nothing short of divine. The Daily Record, Oct. 17, 2023
Bodies are evidence, but few forensic pathologists remain to interpret their clues. The Daily Record, Oct. 12, 2023
Firing up the iron. The Daily Record, Sept. 19, 2023
First, they sold a house. Now, will beer cans sell a book? The Daily Record, Sept. 28, 2023
Agencies increase public awareness of watershed preservation. The Daily Record, Aug. 23, 2023
Ellensburg neighborhood gathering celebrates the sweet life. The Daily Record, Aug, 22, 2023
San Carlos Apaches still running for religious rights. Eastern Arizona Courier, July 24, 2022`
'More than ordinary negligence' blamed in truck driver's death. Eastern Arizona Courier, Aug. 14, 2022
In Duncan, water recedes as levy worries build. The Copper Era, Aug, 23, 2022
Mother charged with murder in 2-year-old cold case. Eastern Arizona Courier, Sept. 7, 2022
Haunting and remote, Fort Bowie is a day trip to remember. Eastern Arizona Courier, Oct. 2, 2022
Despite 'preventable nature,'drowning remains leading cause of death among preschoolers. Eastern Arizona Courier, Aug. 10, 2022
Flashback, Flash Forward: Beloved movie-theatre owner decides to sell business. Port Townsend Leader, May 25, 2022
Something’s Wrong on U.S. 101: Young drivers, phones, slick tires and a missing beacon. Port Townsend Leader, Oct. 27, 2021
A ferry-tale wedding: It's never too late to find true love. Port Townsend Leader, Sept. 18, 2021
Fire on Protection Island a wakeup call to protect wildlife. Port Townsend Leader. Sept.11, 2021
I Used to Raise Cattle for Slaughter. Now I Refuse to Eat Meat. High Country News August 2019
Ranch Diaries web series. High Country News, Feb. 2015-Sept. 2016
Farming, with a Sense of Humor. Edible Santa Fe From the Earth Issue, Fall 2016
Beauty in the Beast. New Mexico Magazine, May 2015
blog posts
Who's Chicken?, How Now Magazine August 2019
How to Feed the Future, How Now Magazine June 2019
Feeding the Future, the new, old ways, How Now Magazine May 2019
The Myth of the Wild, a review of Helen Macdonald's H is For Hawk, Ploughshares blog, August 2016
Crafting a Novelscape, Ploughshares blog, July 2016
Grow Your Jeans: Made & Now Worn by the Community, Fibershed blog, June 2016
Preserving Intent: What’s Lost in the Cinematic Translation of Mrs. Dalloway, Ploughshares blog, April 2016
On Building Believable Characters in Fiction, Ploughshares blog, March 2016
Challenging Cultural Norms: Contemporary British Women Authors, Ploughshares blog, February 2016
How to Feed the Future, How Now Magazine June 2019
Feeding the Future, the new, old ways, How Now Magazine May 2019
The Myth of the Wild, a review of Helen Macdonald's H is For Hawk, Ploughshares blog, August 2016
Crafting a Novelscape, Ploughshares blog, July 2016
Grow Your Jeans: Made & Now Worn by the Community, Fibershed blog, June 2016
Preserving Intent: What’s Lost in the Cinematic Translation of Mrs. Dalloway, Ploughshares blog, April 2016
On Building Believable Characters in Fiction, Ploughshares blog, March 2016
Challenging Cultural Norms: Contemporary British Women Authors, Ploughshares blog, February 2016
fiction
No Sunshine When She's Gone, The Baltimore Review, January 2017
Off Side, The Montana Quarterly, Fall 2016
Winterfat, upstreet Number Eleven, July 2015
The Young Wife, The Writer , November 2014
A Long Way From Your Heart, The Montana Quarterly, Summer 2014
Reservation Cadillac, The High Desert Journal No. 19, May 2014
Off Side, The Montana Quarterly, Fall 2016
Winterfat, upstreet Number Eleven, July 2015
The Young Wife, The Writer , November 2014
A Long Way From Your Heart, The Montana Quarterly, Summer 2014
Reservation Cadillac, The High Desert Journal No. 19, May 2014
reviews
On Compromise and Character, review of Anita Brookner's The Bay of Angels, Ploughshares Blog June 2016
Fleecing the Shears review of Evie Wyld's All the Birds Singing, Ploughshares Blog May 2016
Fleecing the Shears review of Evie Wyld's All the Birds Singing, Ploughshares Blog May 2016
of note
2023 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association awards: 1st in Business Story
2022 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association awards: 1st in COVID-19 coverage, Animal Feature, and Breaking News; 2nd in Feature Writer of the Year, General News Photography, and Animal Feature; 3rd in Arts Feature and Best News Story (short).
2019 Culture and Animals Foundation Creative Grant Recipient
2014 Second Runner-up in The Writer's Tell It Strange Contest, The Young Wife
2014 Winner of The Big Snowy Prize in Fiction, A Long Way From Your Heart
2022 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association awards: 1st in COVID-19 coverage, Animal Feature, and Breaking News; 2nd in Feature Writer of the Year, General News Photography, and Animal Feature; 3rd in Arts Feature and Best News Story (short).
2019 Culture and Animals Foundation Creative Grant Recipient
2014 Second Runner-up in The Writer's Tell It Strange Contest, The Young Wife
2014 Winner of The Big Snowy Prize in Fiction, A Long Way From Your Heart