Overview:

I’m the author of seven books spanning fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Two of my books have been nominated for the ReLit Award for poetry, and I’ve been invited to be a keynote speaker and presenter at the International Festival of Authors, and the Where Next? creative writing symposium in Calgary, Alberta.

My previous novel, PostApoc, was translated into French by XYZ Editions, and some of the poems from my book No Work Finished Here: Rewriting Andy Warhol were adapted for a musical by a cabaret troupe in Philadelphia, PA.

My writing has also appeared in numerous publications, including The Globe and Mail, FLARE, Toronto Star, Refinery29, and Chatelaine. I graduated from Humber College's journalism program with honours in 2006.

Outside of writing, I run a full-time tarot business and have published two books on tarot through my work as a card reader. I was also the resident astrology for FLARE Magazine in 2020, providing a monthly horoscope column for one of Canada's leading fashion publications.

Publishing History: Select Articles and Essays

Article: "How To Make Your Own DIY Tarot Deck," Broken Pencil Magazine, September 2022

Column: "The Tarot," Taddle Creek, March 2022

Essay: "Tarot isn’t just about the future, but making sense of the present. No wonder the pandemic is bringing it back," The Globe and Mail, August 2021

Essay: "Why I Quit Being a Professional Astrologer," Refinery29, June 2021

Essay: "Having older parents shaped my views on parenthood," The Globe and Mail, May 2021

Essay: "Please Don’t Ask How My Mom Is. The Answer Isn't Good," Chatelaine, May 2020

Poetry: "Not Everything at Once," Prism Magazine, April 2020

Column: Monthly horoscopes, FLARE Magazine, 2019-2020

Essay: "The surprising benefits of talking religion and politics with a stranger," LocalLove.ca, May 2018

Column: Seasonal horoscopes, FLARE Magazine, 2017

Essay: "Learning How to Be," Happy If You Know It, With/out Pretend Anthology, 2017

Books

The Mouth is a Coven, September, 2022
Fiction (horror), Manta Press

The Power of Tarot, April, 2019
Non-fiction, published independently

The Truth is Told Better This Way, September, 2018                          
Poetry, published by Book*hug (Toronto)
Nominated for the ReLit Award for poetry in 2018

Going Beyond the Little White Book: A Contemporary Guide to Tarot September, 2016
Non-fiction, published independently

No Work Finished Here: Rewriting Andy Warhol, September, 2015
Poetry, published by BookThug (Toronto)

• Nominated for the ReLit Award for poetry in 2017

• Select pieces were adapted by the Bearded Ladies for their production Andy: A Pop-Opera

• Select pieces were adapted for a limited edition vinyl recording released by Chaos & Star Records

Avant Que Tout S’Effondre, October, 2015
French translation of my 2013 novel PostApoc, released by XYZ Editions, Montreal

PostApoc, October, 2013
Fiction, published by Now or Never Publishing (Vancouver)

Amphetamine Heart, October, 2011
Poetry, published by Guernica Editions (Toronto)

Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond December, 2009
Non-fiction, published by ECW Press / Bongo Beat Books (Toronto / Montreal)

Awards and Nominations

ReLit Award Nomination:
The Truth is Told Better This Way, nominated in the poetry category, 2018

ReLit Award Nomination:
No Work Finished Here: Rewriting Andy Warhol, nominated in the poetry category, 2015