I’m a writer and musician based in Moab, Utah.

AS A POET I earned an MFA at the U. of Minnesota and a PhD at the U. of Denver. I’m on the faculty at University College, where I teach in the Creative Writing master’s program. I also co-founded Unrestricted Interest, an organization offering mentorship for nonspeaking autistic writers.

AS AN ESSAYIST I write for outdoor-focused magazines including Outside, Alpinist, and Climbing. I’ve published prose in Orion, The American Poetry Review and many other lit mags, and my debut essay collection is forthcoming with Milkweed next year.

AS A SONGWRITER my work has appeared in American Songwriter Magazine and I have songwriting consultant credits on Grammy-Award-winning and nominated albums. I’ve released albums with a variety of labels, most recently the vinyl LP This Aster from Fonograf Editions.

AS A CLIMBER I’ve made first ascents of boulders up to V9 and routes up to 5.12. My best FA is “The Jeuje,” a thirty-foot highball I can see from my house. I’ve climbed The Nose on El Capitan, bouldered V10, and redpointed many 5.13 sport and 5.12 trad pitches.