ABOUT ME
Howdy! Welcome to my personal plot of the Internet.
I am a writer, editor, reader, and student. I love anything to do with knowledge apprehension and language. I'm currently a student at Portland State University pursing an English major and Writing minor.
I spend a lot of time online, and I've concluded that there's not enough self-respecting literature concerning the Internet itself. So, while a lot my work concerns sexuality, queerness, and mental health , I'm also pushing for innovation in the way we tell stories about the digital world.
Some of my inspirations include Carmen Maria Machado, Jason Pargin, and classic gay authors like Oscar Wilde and Bret Easton Ellis.
If you want to know a little more about me, check out my interview with my friends at PoetryisPretentious.com.
Works Published with...
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A Thin Slice of Anxiety
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Bindweed Magazine
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The Kings River Review
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Perceptions Literary Magazine
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The Red Cedar Review
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The Sucarnochee Review
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Whistle Pig Literary Journal
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Pathos Literary Magazine
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Poetry is Pretentious
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Flora Fauna Magazine
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Shipwreckt Books
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Green Hills Literary Lantern
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The Poet Heroic
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Dark River Review
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The Pointed Circle
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Lothlorien Poetry Journal
And more to come...
CURRICULUM VITAE
Sep 2022 - Present
English Major /
Writing Minor
at Portland State University
I study language, literature, writing, and communications:
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Poetry reader of The Portland Review, graduate publication
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Submittable workload
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Submission discussion and analysis
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Sub-editor of Pathos Literary Magazine, arts publication
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Copy-editing
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Website design
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Submission feedback
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Student employee for Campus Recreation Center
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Writers' club officer
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French club member
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Queer community events
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Literary community events
Nov 2023 - Sep 2024
SSA Courtroom Hearing Reporter
at Business Support Services of Salem
I worked as a contractor for the Social Security Administration's Department of Disability Hearing Operations. I documented and helped facilitate the legal proceedings of Administrative Law Judges in a courtroom setting. This included:
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Clerical documentation
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MS Word
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MS Outlook
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Adobe Acrobat
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Operation of recording/transcription softwares
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Digital Recording and Processing (DRAP)
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Hearing Recordings and Transcriptions (HeaRT)
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MS Teams
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Client-facing communications (with disability claimants and attorneys)
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Disability determination process
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Benefits package descriptions
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Courtroom procedures
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Sep 2022 - June 2023
Liberal Arts Student at Mt. Hood Community College
I enrolled in studies of writing, communications, language, and literature while conducting prrofessional and interpersonal outreach with the college community:
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Literary Magazine, Perceptions, literary arts magazine
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Sole student editor
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Promoted brand on campus
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Represented magazine on the Student Financial Council
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Conducted community workshops
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Courses completed in...
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Fiction writing
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Poetry writing
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Technical writing
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Public speaking
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Publishing
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Nov 2022 - June 2023
Communications Intern at the
Port of Portland
I spent a summer interning for the Port of Portland, assisting in content creation and workflow of Portland Airport communication channels. This included:
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Internal and external communications for Oregon's largest airport and marine terminals
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Observing administrative conduct and business practices at multiple levels
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Developing content campaigns and utilizing Port broadcast channels
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Publishing and analytics softwares
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Copywriting and line editing
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Project management
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Community outreach