I’m a writer focused on stories of love, loss, and what it means to keep living forward when life changes you. My work blends grief, memory, humor, and hope, and often lives at the intersection of writing and journaling. My upcoming book of essays, The Luck We Carry: Love, Loss, and the Stories that Shape Us, comes out on March 23, 2026. If you want thoughtful essays, behind-the-scenes reflections on my upcoming book, and honest notes about rebuilding a meaningful life, subscribe to The Writing Life, Rewritten. It’s where I show up regularly, on the page, and invite you to do the same.
The Ronaissance Newsletter – Library Book Event Edition
Speaking at my Hometown Library A woman came up to the table after my talk and asked me to sign a book. I asked her name so I could inscribe it, and somewhere between the first letter and the last, she started to cry. Her wife of forty-some years had died two years ago. Her name was Angela. Beautiful name. I got up and hugged her. I told her to keep saying that name out loud. Keep telling people about her. Because she was important, and still is. That conversation is why I wrote the book. All...
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