Work
I write about culture, society, and the communication that makes it all happen.
Some of it is funny.
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Muse Meets Machine (GitHub)
I started this public dev log and project index to document my journey as I explore how AI tools reshape communications practice, human voice, embodied communication, context engineering, and narrative infrastructure.
Currently adapting Muse Meets Machine into a newsletter, which will live at musemeetsmachine.com.
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Writing
Reading Between the Battle Lines: Decoding Values in Tweets About Gun Control — LA Social Science, 2018
Is Hollywood Shifting? Feminine Leadership as Portrayed in Moana and Wonder Woman — Center for Partnership Systems, 2018
Doing Good with Dr. Fessler — LA Social Science, 2019
Press
#FergusonSyllabus: How Do We Teach Teens About Injustice? — Los Angeles Times, 2015
A Film Festival Got #WhitePeople Trending — Vibe, 2017
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LED Musings
I write about whatever's on my mind over on Substack at LED Musings.
Crafting & DIY
I love to make things, and learn to make things (thank you, YouTube). I make small crafty bits and bobs like coasters and ring dishes using resin and clay, do calligraphy, refinish furniture, and am currently learning to sew and embroider. I love making gifts for family and friends — catch me around the holidays making gift tags and cheeky ornaments. You can find some of my creations on Instagram at @thewhimsyguild.
Dramatic Writing
Once a theater kid, always a theater kid. In my spare time I work on personal writing projects ranging from screenplays to pilots to plays to sketches.
I spent three years on Wiggle Room, an acclaimed sketch comedy house team that won UCB's Sketch Cagematch and performed at SF Sketchfest. I love imagining historical moments in modern parlance, zooming in on the small awkward moments in everyday life, and of course, the hilarity that can occur when humans are trying to communicate with one another (sensing a theme?). Sketches I wrote for Wiggle Room shows include People Pleasers, Main Course Energy, Old Faithful, and Career Change, among others. People Pleasers is a soap opera parody short I also directed and edited — I taught myself film editing to make it — and it was a finalist for Most Original Concept at the Austin Micro Film Festival.
In addition to sketch, I have also trained in and performed improv, standup, and storytelling at storied institutions including The Second City Hollywood, iO West, and the Comedy Store.