Now

Right now (as of: 2/21/2025), I am:

• Producing freelance podcasts for clients including National Public Media, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business, and four new shows currently in development. Contact me if you’re interested in discussing a project!

• Writing the first draft of a novel (following Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s StoryBoard workshop cohort, Haley Jakobson’s Writing With Confidence class, and Maggie Stiefvater’s Writing the Raven Cycle class).

• Participating in StoryStudio’s YA Novel-in-a-Year program throughout 2025.

• Organizing the silent auction and raffle for Tzedek Chicago’s 10th Anniversary Spring Fundraiser Gala.

• Serving as a member of the ACLU of Illinois’s Next Generation Society.

• Tutoring high school students in reading, writing, and history subjects.

• Writing once a week on my Substack, You Signed Up For This!

• Reading: Most Valuable Player, by A.M. Woody

• Listening to my February playlist feat. Dora Jar, Stevie Bill, Annie DiRusso, Doechii, Lucy Dacus, and more.