The EPQ as creative writing revolution
From zines to protest poetry, an East London college has transformed the Extended Project Qualification into a year-long creative writing incubator
I'm an American writer, editor and educator with a fondness for transatlantic culture clashes, strong coffee, and sentence-level precision. I contribute regularly to The American Magazine, where I write on language, theater, music, travel, cultural identity, and the absurdities that emerge when worlds collide.
My work combines commentary, humor, and memoir, and has also appeared in Practical Parenting, The Hackney Hive and I am about to be featured The National Association for Teachers of English blog.
Based in London, available for commissions and collaborations. Always interested in thoughtful editing gigsāand arguments about the Oxford comma.
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