great ave ruinsOpen to residencies, commissions, and other forms of literary collaboration.
Shaping a publication
Publications rest on decisions most readers never see: what they return to, what they leave out, how one piece leads into the next. An editorial architecture is the work of making those decisions deliberately.
House Writer
An ongoing writing relationship with a place. For hotels and other spaces: letters, journals, neighbourhood notes, interviews and essays, written with time to know the people and surroundings. Part-time or on a retainer, rather than a one-off commission.
Commissioned writing
Essays, columns, profiles, interviews, letters, introductions, travel and place writing, for print or the web. A piece can begin with a brief, or with a conversation about what you are trying to say.
Much of my work happens in other people’s pages. I don’t name clients or share their work here without their permission.
A first letter
If you’re writing for the first time, tell me what you’re making, where the thought begins, and when you hope to begin. If you’re not sure what kind of collaboration it is yet, that’s fine.
Write to me