Artist and writer. NPC. On double-secret probation. Messy, inscrutable, suspicious. Hair tangles easily. Not for profit. Her bank balance will confirm this.

A writer inspired. A reader impacted. A person of optimism.

Researcher. Artist.Day/Night dreamer, entrepreneur reader, in-depth learner, bibliophile, foodie, jokester, history lover.

GQ Correspondent; author of Hidden America (Putnam 2012); Director of Writing Program Univ of Pittsburgh @PittWriters