About Me
I am a Boston-area freelance writer with fifteen years of experience as a Congressional staffer and public policy analyst. Many of my past jobs involved explaining complex technical subjects like nuclear waste management and ballistic missile defenses to general audiences. Thanks to my time on Capitol Hill, I also have lots of experience writing about politics and public policy. As a mother of two children, I understand the value of a clear message ("Because I said so"), and like all Red Sox fans, I keep my focus on long-range goals.
As a fulltime freelancer, I've written for more than 50 newspapers, magazines, and web sites, along with diverse projects for nonprofit and government clients. I am a contributing writer for CQ Researcher and CQ Global Researcher magazines, published by Congressional Quarterly Press, and for Book of Odds, a web site about the odds of everyday life. I belong to the Society of Environmental Journalists and the National Association of Science Writers. I've covered topics including energy, climate change, organic food, agriculture, land and wildlife conservation, waste management, and earth science, in formats ranging from news reports to service articles, detailed features, and book reviews. It's a great time to be writing about humans' relationship with their physical environment, and an opportune moment to think about how we can have a good life without leaving a lesser world behind.
"When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water."
