About

Hi! I’m z (they/them) aka a candle maker, writer, editor, fermenter, and Scorpio moon who’s interested in animals and ecologies, apocalypses, what comes after capitalism, Adventure Time, funk, cumbia, and music you can dance to. Fall and spring are my seasons, I dislike bitter things, I have three screws in one shoulder, and more often than not my first karaoke choice of the night will be Blondie.

Things I’ve written appear in Catapult, Foglifter, Autostraddle, and other places, and I once won a six-word-story contest judged by Amy Hempel.

My work and practice have been supported by fellowships and residencies from Lambda Literary, Tin House, Writing by Writers, Can Serrat, and Mother’s Milk. Once upon a time, I was the fiction editor at Atticus Review and a proofreader for StoryQuarterly; nowadays, I’m an editorial assistant at Split Lip mag and teach fiction classes at Gotham Writers Workshop and elsewhere. I’m currently based in Lenapehoking (Brooklyn, NY) with my cats and loved ones.

Check out my creative work or whether I might be a good fit as an editor or proofreader. All photos by me unless otherwise specified. Free Palestine, AI is slop, protect the dolls. 🍉