Things I like:

I love to travel. I’ve been to 45 states and many countries. I am currently planning trips to England, Iceland, and Japan, but I’m just as happy driving up to Albany to restock my Asian and Indian grocery staples, or exploring cute Hudson Valley towns.

I’m particularly interested in sustainable travel, queer travel, and questions around travel and equity. How can we make travel more inclusive? How do places change when they’re ‘discovered’ by tourists? If you love big questions and hot takes, consider signing up for my queer travel newsletter – it’s a monthly letter with a more personal take on LGBTQ newsy topics and pictures of my pets.

When I’m home, you’ll probably find me hiking, kayaking, and cooking. I used to cook professionally and joke that I can’t quite leave the industry behind. After I quit cooking, I had a home-based food business, was a part-time caterer for years, still write about the restaurant and hospitality industries, and make my own yogurt/sourdough/hot sauce/beer. For me, food is a way to talk about what we value, connect with loved ones and make memories. Before you contact me about food stuff, you should know I’m basically a vegetarian.

I’ve been self-employed since 2009, when jobs in the restaurant industry evaporated overnight. I love talking about self-employment, particularly for folks who are marginalized, and for creatives. I offer a variety of resources for writers, including a monthly newsletter for writers who want to treat their writing life like a business and one-on-one consultations for personalized writing support and advice.