I'm a writer from Minnesota. My work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Ringer, The American Scholar, and elsewhere. This story was recognized as a “Notable” selection in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021.
My first book, Warplane: How the Military Reformers Birthed the A-10 Warthog, came out October 3, 2023.
I hold an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University, where I also taught undergraduate writing and worked as a consultant in the writing center. I currently teach writing at Oberlin College.