I am the author of Side by Side But Never Face to Face: a novella and stories, which came out in May 2020 from Orison Books. My memoir, The Crack between the Worlds: a dancer’s memoir of loss, faith and family, was published earlier by Wipf and Stock, and my novel, A Free Unsullied Land, by Fomite Press.

I received an M.F.A. in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and have published fiction in The Sun, Nimrod, Rosebud, Paper Street and others. A chapter of my memoir, published in ACM/Another Chicago Magazine, won a Literary Award from the Illinois Arts Council. My essays have appeared in America, Image, Writer’s Chronicle, and Superstition Review and have been anthologized in Love You to Pieces: Creative Writers on Raising a Child with Special Needs (Beacon Press) and Gravity Pulls You In: Perspectives on Parenting Children on the Autism Spectrum (Woodbine House). I was a Board Member of Links Hall, an incubator, and a presenter of dance and performance art in Chicago until shortly before its sunset in early 2026.

Now I am VP of the Board of the Workspace for Artists in Sperryville, VA. A revival of the residency center built and developed by my late sister, Sally Nash. Liz Lerman is Chairman of this Board, Andea Woods Valdez the Secretary, and  Roelle Schmidt the Treasurer. With a big dance studio and living accommodations in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains, The Workspace provides a peaceful retreat for dancers, choreographers and writers, with the Shenandoah National Forest and hiking opportunities nearby.