Publications & Work

I write poetry and hybrid nonfiction shaped by my experience in the U.S. Army and Air Force National Guard, working-class Ohio, and the long process of reintegration. My work explores trauma, moral injury, military absurdity, and the fractured tension between service and home.

Current Projects

Not Broken Enough
My MFA thesis from Syracuse University (2025). The manuscript was long-listed by the Laura Boss Poetry Foundation’s annual manuscript contest. These poems have been in development since leaving Active Duty in 2017, part of an effort to understand and articulate my military experience.

Memoir-in-Fragments (in progress)
A hybrid nonfiction project built from scenes, letters, and fragmented narratives exploring reintegration, memory, fear, and the aftereffects of military service on the body and home.

Publications

My poems and hybrid work have been published or are forthcoming in:

  • WLA: War, Literature & the Arts (forthcoming 2025)
  • Of Rust and Glass (2022)
  • Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Southeast Missouri State University Press (2022)
  • The Albion Review (2022)

Recognition

  • VA Syracuse Health System – Non-Rhyming Poetry Winner (2024)
  • Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition — Longlist (Top 25 of 1,000+ entries)
  • Laura Boss Poetry Foundation — Manuscript Longlist

Community Work

I have led veteran-focused writing workshops and community literacy programs through the VA, local libraries, and regional arts organizations.