My debut novel, BYRD, was published by Dzanc Books in March 2014. My stories have appeared in Shenandoah, Painted Bride Quarterly, Mississippi Review, Flash Fiction Forward and elsewhere. I have received a Pushcart Prize nomination and fellowships from the North Carolina Arts Council, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Millay Colony, and Vermont Studio Center. I live in Raleigh with my husband, artist Anthony Ulinski.