I’m an award-winning writer and audio-storyteller from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Named one of Brooklyn Magazine’s 30 under 30, my writing has been featured in Vogue, Travel + Leisure, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and National Geographic Traveler, among others. BedStuyBrat was my AOL Instant Messenger name back in the T-Mobile Sidekick days, and it still applies; much of my work centers around my community of brown people and brownstones. As an avid traveler, I also find inspiration in the people, foods, and fashions of distant lands. In short, I tell stories from around the world, and around the way.
A graduate of The New School’s MFA in Creative Writing program and a VONA Voices fellow, I’ve applied my storytelling skills to creating content for corporate partners including Airbnb and Intrepid Travel. As a lecturer and educator, my topics of expertise include narrative writing, the art of storytelling and personal essay. I’m frequently called upon to serve as a panelist and moderator, sounding off on everything from diversity and inclusion within the travel space, responsible travel, media, gender, and Black millennial identity.
On the day-to-day, I’m an Associate Director of Development at Audible, where I work with emerging and established creators and writers to develop original audio series. I am the co-founder and co-host of Black Girls Texting, a podcast aimed at highlighting and celebrating the multiplicity of Black women’s identities. And the co-founder of Craft & Release, a global creative community that helps artists tell better stories and connect through monthly workshops, readings and conversations series. And because that isn’t enough, I’m also co-founder of the skincare brand Blue Water Girls.
I’m currently crafting a collection of essays on race, class, and relationships and am likely somewhere overthinking.