Writer. Observer. Activist.

Through my words and writing, I try to understand the world, seeing it through history and experience and empathy.

Nothing has deepened that process more than the memoir I am currently writing, tentatively called Seattle Odyssey: From Campus Radical to Cop Mom, recently nominated as a finalist for the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Unpublished Writing Contest.

Writing has opened my eyes to gain new perspectives on the pages of life. In my college years, I was a committed and active participant in the radical movements against the Vietnam War at the University of Washington. I am a now the mother of a Seattle Police Officer who faced violent activists himself during the summer and fall of 2020, the days of the George Floyd protests. I’ve discovered parallels; I’ve discovered distinctions. And, of course, the biggest changes have been in me.

Meanwhile, I’ve written many other shorter essays and flash pieces which are all available to read right on this website. Please enjoy, and subscribe to my Substack: From My Back Pages.

“Human beings are fundamentally storytelling creatures. We do not simply recall our lives in narrative. We interpret them through narrative…stories are how we understand the world, how we pass on meaning, and how we build identity for ourselves and for those around us.”

—John Spencer

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