About
Artwork by Red Velvet Rabbit
About
I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia in a hundred-year-old house and moved back in 2020. In between, I’ve lived in Philadelphia, where I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania; Oxford, England where I studied at Oxford University: Mansfield College; Fairfax, Virginia where I earned my MA in Interdisciplinary Studies: Folklore from George Mason University; and Columbus, Ohio where I earned my PhD in English and Folklore. I’ve also spent time in Ireland at the National University of Ireland, Galway; in Trujillo, Peru; and Los Angeles, California.
Simply put, fairy tales and the fantastic are my jam. They've captivated me all my life, and they've been the backbone of all my academic and creative work. I love seeing the ways that stories adapt and evolve over time, connecting us with our past and waking wonder in our present. I also love speculative fiction that blurs the edges of genre, 19th-century literature, the Gothic, disability theory, supernatural folklore, feminist theory, Shakespeare, Gothic literature, YA fantasy, ballads, vampires, Jane Austen, anime, and queer theory.
I drink an unreasonable amount of tea, cannot wait to travel again as soon as it's safe, and have a deep and abiding love of karaoke.