Hi! I’m a writer, photographer, filmmaker, and humanist living in Calgary, Alberta in the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). Born and raised in small-town Saskatchewan, and having lived in coastal B.C. for eight years as an adult, I’m happy to be right in the middle of the prairies and the mountains and rainforests I’ve called home at different times of my life.

Most recently, my work has involved the production of A Fire To Last Until Morning, a 37-minute long documentary about arts and climate change self-produced as the capstone project for my Master of Arts degree at the University of Victoria. You can watch the film here.

You never just do one thing, do you?
— My old boss Zac

Publications

  • The Way It Was — W49 Magazine

    First Place for Short Fiction in Langara College’s W49 Writing Contest

    A story about grief, aging, and memories with a magical twist.

    Currently unavailable online.

  • Who Is The Shy Pooper King? Inside UVic's Secret Bathroom Cult— The Martlet

    A satirical piece of investigative journalism based on campus bathroom graffiti. (Though I will point out that it is satire in tone alone — every detail in this piece is real.)

    Read it here.

  • Half a Beast, But Still a God: The Duality of Pan in Victorian Poetry — The Albatross

    This essay surveys Victorian poetry for mentions of the Greek God Pan to argue that Pan was a contentious symbol, used to allude to both paganism and the dominance of Christianity.

    Read it here.

  • Molly Molly Oxenfree: Uncovering Queer Poets of the 19th Century

    Funded by the University of Victoria’s Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award, this research poster details the emergence of queer culture in Victorian periodical poetry.

    Read it here.

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