I’m thrilled to share that I have received a 2025 Work In Progress Micro-Support Grant from the Indiana Arts Commission! This grant will support my latest long-form fiction project: a speculative novel for adults set in the Indiana Dunes, exploring the lives of several generations of Hoosier women and their relationship to the land that holds them. At 80,000 words, my WIP (work in progress) is currently in rough draft form, and this support will allow me to refine it into a p

As 2025 comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on a year packed with storytelling, teaching, filmmaking, and a whole lot of words (both written and spoken). It’s been a year of long-awaited premieres, new adventures, and projects that continue to grow and connect with communities across Indiana and beyond.