I’m a nature writer, artist, teacher living along the hardscrabble, windswept coast of Nova Scotia, where the Atlantic shapes both landscape and life. My work is deeply grounded in place—drawn from the rhythms of tide and wind, the quiet revelations of beachcombing, and the patient beauty of the natural world.

As a lifelong beachcomber, I have a deep love and affinity for the ocean, its creatures, and their preservation. I actively comb the shores of the Great Lakes, the North Sea, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to scour tidelines for artifacts, fossils, flotsam, marine flora and fauna to photograph and research, and incorporate into my work.

My writing and photography have appeared in publications including Seaside Gothic, Rockvale Review, and Beachcombing Magazine. Film and graphic publications include animated illustrations and original art for Sarah McLachlan’s performance of “World on Fire” (2017 JUNO Awards), and “Beautiful Girl” (2014 JUNO Awards).

I’m a graduate of McGill University (Master of Arts), Western University (Bachelor of Arts), and the University of Toronto (Bachelor of Education). I’m in my final year at the University of King’s College in Halifax completing a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction.

I’ve attended a number of writer residencies and provided workshops and readings over the years including NOEPE Center for Literary Arts (Martha’s Vineyard, MA), Wellstone Center in the Redwoods (Soquel, CA), Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow (Eureka Springs, AR), and Rockvale Writers’ Colony (College Grove, TN). I’ve worked in Canada, England, and Switzerland, and now live near the ocean in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.

My first book, Wavelength: A Year of Beachcombing in the Dark, is currently out on submission.