I’ve been a teacher and storyteller for most of my life, often focusing on the intersection of critical thinking, interactive narratives, and the stories which move me as a human. I’ve also had to spell my name for people, like, forever.
In the Before Times
Born in the middle of the 1980s and homeschooled my whole life, I often found myself far more comfortable lost in the pages of a book, wandering the forests of Maine and Virginia, or watching a film than interacting with other humans.
Then I had to get a job, which apparently meant getting a college degree. One teaching license and a BA in English later found me teaching middle school language arts for thirteen years while I spent my evenings pecking away at novels or playing D&D with the humans I had managed to connect with through Scouting and college. The 2020 pandemic changed a lot of things about my world and by the time life slowed down I was living in Maryland and coaching chess on the internet.
Nowadays
I coach chess clubs, run photography workshop, and manage a growing set of open world D&D groups on Outschool.
I also produce chess guides, and video essays on the intersection of games and storytelling on YouTube. I blog about it all here.
When I’m not writing or teaching, I help to run a small hobby farm in the foothills of Maryland while listening to as many audiobooks as I can.
