I’m a fiction writer and journalist with a range of interests, including travel, science, culture, and business. I’m proud to cover the latest neuroscience research and policy news for The Transmitter, and I also write about sustainability and human rights issues for business magazine ESG Dive.  My work has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Atlas Obscura, Time Out, Architectural Digest, TED Ideas, Granta, and The Kenyon Review, among other places. I’ve also done audio storytelling and literary translation. (I speak Spanish.)

I have a B.S. in physics and a B.A. in creative writing from the University of Southern California and an M.F.A. in fiction from Cornell University. I was privileged to make my start in journalism at Science magazine, where I was first an intern, then a reporter and editor. I also spent nine months in Nicaragua on a Fulbright grant, researching a novel. As a fiction writer, I am represented by the wonderful Samantha Shea of Georges Borchardt, Inc.

I spend most of my time in Morocco, Spain, and Portugal.

Here’s my LinkedIn profile.

Thanks for reading!

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Casablanca, Summer 2024. Photo by the incredible Mona Paris Photography