What’s up with those legs and muddy shoes at the top of this page?

They’re mine, and I put them there to convey my approach to life as well as to running: I aim to go far, have fun, stay balanced, grow stronger, make strides and depart from routine routes. I like to go fast, get dirty, tackle hills, and escape the urban and mundane.

I’m a writer and editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I specialize in writing features about travel, health and fitness, parenting, outdoor adventure and community news, and I also help nonfiction writers develop their manuscripts. As of August 2010, I’m focusing on writing a book about how a year of round-the-world nomadic living affected our family.

My family travel blog, Away Together, chronicles the experience of living and learning in more than 80 places around the Southwest, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and Europe. My trail running blog, A Running Commentary, looks at the interplay of running and life.

I invite you to read more about me, browse my portfolio and resume, and contact me for potential work. Thanks for visiting!