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Welcome...
to my home on the marsh
You can find me past the tunneled canopies of
live oaks dripping with Spanish moss.
Through the salt marsh that spills over the pavement
during rainy spells at high tide.
I'm up the double-lane drive, sitting on my porch,
whenever the heat and no-see-ums don't keep me from it.
...in this place where my heart feels most at home.
As Seen In
Bachelor of Arts in Communication
My Writing Journey
From my earliest memories, writing transported me to far off places.
Our little band of neighbor-girls created a newspaper where "Miss Pen Page" regaled her readership with eccentric lore. Our neighborhood was nestled in the hardwood hammock of Florida, just minutes from the sea. We lived and breathed the outdoors by transforming ourselves into pirates, mermaids, pioneers, and detectives.
In my teen years, my family relocated to rural Florida with airboats, rodeos, and county fairs. I threw my teenage angst into poetry and wrote a children's book—printed and bound from my family computer. I also wrote a rubbish play for my country church.
Later, I graduated with my BA in Communications. Wanderlust drew me to the Zhejiang Province of China where I taught high school conversational English, and traversed its beautiful and ancient landscape. I wrote about my experience, and it was published in the Sumter County Times.
Through those years, I met a cute Canadian. We fell in love and began our lives together in Ontario. Our four children fill our lives with endless adventure.
In 2010, I began work as a fine art wedding photographer capturing weddings and writing commentary that has graced the pages of bridal magazines and online wedding outlets such as Style Me Pretty.
In 2013, I returned to Florida where my family and I have settled out on the salt marsh. The six of us enjoy exploring the wilds of Florida as well as cozy bookstores, cafes, and museums.
When I was young, I used story to escape. Now, I use it to connect. I am increasingly in love with stories of juxtaposition—grace and honesty, beauty and grit, friendship and betrayal. The layers of our humanity.
My Childhood
We were children growing up on salt air and dreams.
We were mermaids crashing against foaming waves.
We were castle dwellers with moats of water disappearing through grains of sand.
We were chefs baking ground coquina shell pancakes, the tide washing our griddles.
We were little girls who knew anything was possible in the worlds we created.
WHEN I'M NOT WRITING...
I'm likely taking photographs.
Photography serves as a visual storytelling medium for me. I have worked as a fine art photographer since 2010. Some moments are best communicated through imagery.
For more, follow my film photography on my Instagram account @floridafilmphotography