1 / I'm a native New Yorkah.

The accent’s softened, but the pace stuck. I walk fast, talk faster and can sniff out a good bagel in any zip.

2 / DC has been home for 8 years.

It’s Pleasantville with policy. Neighbors say hello. The buildings are short, the coffee’s strong and the metro doesn’t smell like regret. Pura vida.

3 / I bring (positive) only child energy.

I learned early on that community isn’t optional. So I became the extrovert who makes friends everywhere—elevators, checkout lines, Slack threads, the emergency room. Everywheeeere. 

4 / You can send me anywhere.

Boardroom brainstorms, Zoom screens full of muted rectangles—I adapt.

5 / I cook like I rustle up copy—quite well.

Prep, taste, refine, repeat. No extra garnish unless it earns its place. Just try my bouillabase.

6 / I read like someone's keeping score.

Joan Didion for precision. Sloane Crosley for wit. Jia Tolentino for perspective. Leslie Jamison for raw emotion.

7 / I'm AP Style fluent in the way some people are in French.

I know where the commas go, and where they really don’t.

8 / You can't write a great headline without knowing where it'll live.

Anyone who disagrees hasn’t done the work.

9 / Timing is everything.

Whether it’s a line break, a punchline or a campaign launch—I live for the perfect pause.

10 / I don't forget much.

I remember weirdly specific facts from conversations years ago. It's helpful professionally and unsettling socially.

11 / The book isn't always better than the movie.

Sometimes the screenplay fixes what the author couldn’t.

12 / If it's streaming, I've probably seen it.

And yes, I have thoughts on title sequences, casting and dialogue.

13 / You're only as good as your word.

A short-list of favorites: lovely, plethora, magnitude, agency, ethos.

14 / The FBI missed out.

I studied investigative reporting at Columbia. I can find anyone, anything or the one typo you thought you hid.

15 / I follow the threads.

Ideas, stories, conversations—I tug until I see what’s connected. Curiosity isn’t a habit; it’s the job.

16 / I'm happiest mid-project.

The blank page is thrilling, the final polish satisfying. But the messy middle? That’s the sweet spot.

17 / I believe in good punctuation and good people.

Both make everything easier to read.

18 / I'm still figuring it out—and that's the best part.

It’s more fun when the ending’s still in draft.