About

     I’m an Appalachian writer, artist, and storyteller from the mountains near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. A lot of my work is rooted in the people, places, and stories that shaped me growing up. I’ve always been drawn to the quiet things people carry through generations. The stories told on porches, in kitchens, at church dinners, and sometimes not told at all.

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      I’m the author of The Secrets Raspberries Keep, a Southern Gothic coming-of-age novel about grief, buried truths, inherited silence, and the resilience of Appalachian women. Much of my writing is inspired by memory, family history, folklore, faith, and the complicated relationship we have with the places we call home.

Outside of writing, I work as an artist, and I created Milkglass and Memory as a place to share stories, art, Appalachian culture, and the things that continue to linger long after they should have faded.

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      I’ve always loved old photographs, handwritten journals, mountain traditions, weathered houses, and the feeling that the land remembers more than people realize. Those ideas tend to find their way into almost everything I create.

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     More than anything, I just want to tell honest stories. The kind that feel lived in. The kind that stay with you after the last page.