About Me

 I grew up driving tractors and shooting hoops on a farm in Indiana. I picked up a camera in high school, then went on to work as a photojournalist in newsrooms across the country, documenting everything from the Dalai Lama to the Weinermobile. Bitten by a travel bug, I moved to Beijing where I taught English to 500 kindergartners. I now 

 I grew up driving tractors and shooting hoops on a farm in Indiana. I picked up a camera in high school, then went on to work as a photojournalist in newsrooms across the country, documenting everything from the Dalai Lama to the Weinermobile. Bitten by a travel bug, I moved to Beijing where I taught English to 500 kindergartners. I now live in Seattle with my husband, two boys and an elderly cat. When I’m not writing or dealing with one of the above, you can find me eating ice cream, making strawberry jam or searching for the best horchata in the city. Three fun facts about me: I wish I could speak to animals—I know the alphabet backwards—My parents got my name from a tombstone.