… a freelance writer and editor with Literary Design. I also write creative nonfiction, fiction, and essays. My columns, ”Mother City Mama” and “Of This Fantastic Peach,” are published on Literary Mama.
My regular editing gigs include the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, Alternatives Journal, and the book reviews and author profiles sections of Literary Mama. I also write book reviews for Kirkus Reviews.
I hold a BSc and MSc in microbiology and a PhD in environmental policy, botany, and ethics. From 2008 to 2012, I lived in Cape Town, South Africa. I now live in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Am a mother of three boys, twins Alex and Jon who are five years old, and Thomas who is six
(Will not use my boys’ real names until they can consent to being blogged)
Usually have four or five books on the go at once, but read slowly
Have spent much (perhaps too much) of my adult life in a university
Have an active vermicomposter; I’m quite fond of it
Write a monthly column called Mother City Mama over on Literary Mama
Blog here about books and literature and motherhood and South Africa
