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I am currently at work on a novel about two sisters, the Iraq War protests of the early 2000s, and Bosnian brutalist sculpture. My literary criticism is forthcoming in multiple outlets. In the meantime, you can find my writing in following places:

Journalism

You can read my expos é in Vice detailing the alleged sexual assault of a woman in Eugene, Oregon, at the hands of a police officer who visited her house on a domestic violence call. The article represents over ten months of research and investigation I conducted on my own. After the piece was published, the ACLU took on the alleged victim's case, retaliatory charges against the accuser were dropped, and the officer involved was dismissed from the force.

You can also find my:

Feature on documentarian and outdoor activist Kisha Jarrett here
Interview with Philadelphia-based fiction writer Sebastian Castillo here
Review of the 1980 Dennis Hopper film Out of the Blue here
Coverage of Native Fashion Now, a Native American sartorial exhibit here
Review of Portland author Pauls Toutonghi's memoir Dog Gone here

While an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, I wrote arts and culture features for the East Bay Express, including coverage of:

Copywriting

For Booksy, I wrote long-form blog posts, website copy, and social media posts. I was also responsible for content planning and copyediting. You can read:

My piece about preparing your skin for winter weather here
My post about holiday makeup trends here
My blog post highlighting women-owned businesses here
My beauty and wellness city guides, which highlight clients in different regions of the United States, including Los Angeles and San Antonio, among other cities

For Energy Service Partners, a solar energy installation company, I wrote website copy and both customer-facing and business-facing material about solar energy trends and legislation. You can read my pieces on:

Common myths about solar
Whether your house is a good fit for solar energy
The California Solar Mandate and frequent questions related to its implementation
Detailed play-by-play series outlining the solar installation process

In addition to long-form copy, I also wrote short-form product listings for the men's e-commerce website Touch of Modern; blog posts and web copy for NIMA, an allergen testing company; and short-form listings for Great Nonprofits, an online index of charitable causes, among many other companies.