MOST DAYS, I'M 17.

Remember your mom saying you weren't old enough to wear makeup or that you had to be home by a certain time because nothing good happens after midnight? 

Well, those are the moments I pretty much spend all my time daydreaming about. I grew up in a small town in Kansas and now I live in Chicago. However, no matter where I am, I'm perpetually cruising the Square, crushing on boys, organizing my locker, practicing my clarinet, or getting ready for prom. In my head, that is.

Because my teen years were great.

A few other things about me:  I received my MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts where I met some of my favorite people ever—who also happen to be perpetual teenagers. I'm a big fan of faraway places, aimless wandering, and adventures that only happen when you daydream. Oh, and I love Twizzlers. Who doesn’t?

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