I've known I was a writer since I was nine years old and read Harriet the Spy. Just like her, I began to carry around a notebook and write about the people and events in my life.

Since then, I've written about everything from neurosurgery to dog food. I've had the pleasure of working at such agencies as DDB (Seattle) and Colle + McVoy (Minneapolis). I consider it a privilege to collaborate with other creative minds - and a blessing to get paid to do what I love.

I'm a proud liberal arts graduate of The College of Wooster (Ohio) with a master's from the University of Cincinnati.

I live in St. Paul, Minn., with the world's greatest dog, Wishbone.