I'm a novelist, memoirist, editor, and freelance writer living in Los Angeles. I hold an MFA in creative writing from Bennington, and since 2006 I've been a member of the Port Townsend, WA, faculty of Goddard College's low-residency MFA in Creative Writing Program.

Novels: CLOUD MOUNTAIN; FLASH HOUSE; FACE
Nonfiction: SOLITAIRE; GAINING:THE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE AFTER EATING DISORDERS
Editor: ALCHEMY OF THE WORD; RESTORING OUR BODIES, RECLAIMING OUR LIVES
Collaborations: FALSE LOVE & OTHER ROMANTIC ILLUSIONS; THE CODEPENDENCY CONSPIRACY; SUCCESS TRAP

PEN America; The Authors Guild; Goddard College MFA in Creative Writing Program