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I tell the stories of artists who make us feel and think, businesses that imagine and achieve, and the pop culture that influences us.

I am an award-winning writer, journalist, and storyteller covering music, film, culture, business, and the people at the center. My work has appeared in PopMatters, The Ryder Magazine, Talent Management, T+D, and other publications.

A longtime music and film journalist, I write interviews, profiles, features, reviews, and essays. My entertainment writing has earned recognition from the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists, including First Place in Entertainment Writing.

For over 15 years, I have also worked in learning design, organizational development, and performance consulting—experiences that drive my interest in the intersection of people, organizations, culture, and communication. Whether writing about an artist, a film, or a complex business problem, my goal is the same: find the human story and tell it well.

I hold Masters degrees in Writing from Eastern Michigan University and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. A Michigan native, I am currently  based in Bloomington, Indiana.

Keep up with my PopMatters work and see more features on Medium. This site has a few of my favorite pieces from over the years. 

If you have a project that's a fit, don't hesitate to contact me. 

Recent Articles

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James Spooner Reflects on Afropunk and the Black Punk Experience » PopMatters

James Spooner is best known for his documentary film Afropunk and the festival that followed its breakout. When he decided to make the film, he began with a MacBook, a camera, and a vision. The film became a festival, and that festival became a phenomenon. Seeing the corporate takeover of his original vision, Spooner chose to step away from Afro Punk when it lost its DIY ethos.In It Starts with Anger, Spooner continues the powerful journey he started in his graphic novel The High Desert, picking...
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Sweet Pill on Burning It Down and Finding the Glow » PopMatters

Many bands experience growing pains when creating the Difficult Second Record. Still, that’s cold comfort when you are in the middle of it. Just ask Zayna Youssef and her bandmates in Sweet Pill. After generating significant buzz from their debut, 2022’s Where the Heart Is, playing festivals like Best Friends Forever and opening for emo institutions like La Dispute, Philadelphia’s Sweet Pill went through it in creating their latest, There’s Still a Glow, especially lead singer and lyricist Youss...
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Touché Amoré's 'Stage Four' Is a Harrowing Journey Through Grief » PopMatters

In 2013, my unborn son was diagnosed with Down syndrome, and at one point, we were unsure he would even be born due to a hygroma. When his mother and I went to the ultrasound that we expected to confirm our expectations that we were having a daughter, and were instead confronted with this news, we were thrown into upheaval. I was angry that I had tried to put faith in a higher power. I was angry at being told to sit tight and wait, and I was terrified.  It was during this time that I found Touch...
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A Conversation with Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard » PopMatters

The world of Guided by Voices is a kaleidoscope—fragments of melody, flashes of surreal imagery, and a dizzying number of songs tumbling out year after year, including 14 records this decade alone.Robert Pollard has built a universe so vast and so alive that even longtime fans struggle to keep up, yet the music never loses its spark. While other 1990s indie rock greats imploded or took extended breaks, Pollard took his iconic “Don’t Stop Now” to heart, barreling forward, evolving their sound, bu...