About Me
I was born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, raised with cloth diapers and homeschooled until I was old enough to attend a two-room schoolhouse at a nearby commune. A love of story was instilled in me early on, and before I learned the alphabet I was stapling homemade books together, my scribbles in crooked lines from front to back.
Perhaps it was the stories I read that inspired me to pursue a career at sea, but more likely it was simple stubbornness. I now work on research vessels, which have taken me from the Azores to Antarctica, and through the Panama Canal. Since 2017, I have worked as 2nd Mate aboard the RV Atlantis, aiding scientists in the exploration of underwater vonlanic vents and the discovery of deep sea creatures. Between voyages, I spend as much time as possible in the Virginia sunshine, nestled between the Blue Ridge and the Appalachian Mountains.
Perhaps it was the stories I read that inspired me to pursue a career at sea, but more likely it was simple stubbornness. I now work on research vessels, which have taken me from the Azores to Antarctica, and through the Panama Canal. Since 2017, I have worked as 2nd Mate aboard the RV Atlantis, aiding scientists in the exploration of underwater vonlanic vents and the discovery of deep sea creatures. Between voyages, I spend as much time as possible in the Virginia sunshine, nestled between the Blue Ridge and the Appalachian Mountains.
Interviews
Front page of the Lifestyle section in The News Gazette, the local newspaper in Lexington, VA. (6/18/14)
Live podcast interview at Everyday Connection, a talk radio show that explores a wide range of offbeat topics. (6/10/14)
Q & A at Here Booky Booky, a website dedicated to helping authors self-publish professionally. (6/6/14)
Q & A at Waterblogged, a blog dedicated to writers and sailors, by author Lynne Hinkey. (2/9/14)
Live podcast interview at Everyday Connection, a talk radio show that explores a wide range of offbeat topics. (6/10/14)
Q & A at Here Booky Booky, a website dedicated to helping authors self-publish professionally. (6/6/14)
Q & A at Waterblogged, a blog dedicated to writers and sailors, by author Lynne Hinkey. (2/9/14)