2020+ Continue to move onward and upward while propelling others to do the same. Contact me if you’re ready to go wild with success. Read more
2018 Started coaching and healing branch of Ryndustries to quell my urge to help others soar in their business and personal lives. Certified professional coach. Certified professional recovery coach. Certified Reiki Master/Teacher. Read more
2009 Tucson Citizen newspaper closes. Launched full-time career as freelance writer and artist. Read more
2005 Left NYC to pursue full-time journalism career. Landed newspaper jobs in New Mexico, Northern California, Southern Oregon and eventually Tucson, AZ. Read more
2001 Graduated from Brooklyn College with Master’s in English Literature, focus on folklore. Minor in French. Major GPA: 4.0 Read more
1999 Hit alcoholic rock bottom so hard my head hurt for a year. Knew I had to quit drinking or die. (I picked quit drinking.) Read more
1995 Graduated with BFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College. Dean’s Honor List with GPA: 3.9 Read more
1991 Got sick of scraping bird perches in a pet shop for a living. Figured college would help get better jobs (or at least get me out of bird room duty). Read more
1988 Didn’t get discovered. Got drunk instead. (A trend that unfortunately lasted for 10 years.) Read more