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     I grew up in small-town America, where storytelling arrived daily in newspapers and crackled through the radio. Long before the internet, writing was how I learned to pay attention.

     After college, I worked in radio and later in corporate America, building a career in sales and leadership. Along the way, I never stopped writing. Over time, the personal essays I was drafting on the side became the work itself.

     Today, I write The Gen X Files, a weekly column reflecting on growing up in the analog era and navigating midlife with curiosity, humor, and honesty. My work sits at the intersection of personal history and shared cultural memory.

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What I Write About

• Growing up before everything was digital

• Memory, identity, and time

• Work, ambition, and reinvention

• Family stories and small-town life

• The quiet moments that explain who we are

 

Selected Media & Background

     

     My writing and commentary have been featured in national media. I’m also the author of Beyond Sober, a memoir that explores identity, recovery, and reinvention.

 

A Little More About Me

     I live in Virginia with my husband and our two dogs, Mookie and Jonesy. When I’m not writing, I’m usually reading, rearranging my office, or planning the next place I want to visit.

    I believe good stories don’t shout. They linger.