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P L A Y S
ALL MY EXES WALK INTO A BAR / one-act comedy
A young woman’s exes gather in a bar to select her next romantic partner.
  • The Morgan-Wixson Theatre - Santa Monica, CA - Workshop, 2021
  • The Chameleon Theatre Circle - Bloomington, MN - Staged Reading, 2020
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EVERY SYNONYM OF BEAUTIFUL / one-act comedy
The play traces the trajectory of two relationships that interact: one modern, one Victorian.
  • Northeastern University's Silver Masque - Boston, MA - Production, 2018
  • SPARC's New Voices for the Theater Festival - Richmond, VA - Staged Reading, 2012

SHUTTER SPEED / one-act comedy
The effect of timing on critical aspects of romantic relationships is explored when an engaged woman discovers her wedding photographer is also her ex-boyfriend.
  • SPARC's New Voices for the Theater Festival - Richmond, VA - Staged Reading, 2013

BUYING THE COW / 10-minute comedy 
A newlywed couple that saved sex until marriage discover some unexpected qualities about each other on their wedding night.
  • Northeastern University's Silver Masque - Boston, MA - Production, 2016

SHORT DISTANCE / 10-minute drama
With unique post-graduation plans on the horizon, two college students in a long-distance relationship must make a decision regarding their future.
  • Northeastern University's Silver Masque - Boston, MA - Production, 2016
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IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK / half-hour original comedy pilot
The oddball tenants of a rundown apartment complex are brought together when a  much fancier building goes up next store.
  • Flappers Comedy Club TV Pilot Writing Contest, - Burbank, CA - Second Place, 2020
P O E T R Y
"BEDROOM VIEW"
City of Notions: An Anthology of Contemporary Boston Poems
Ed. Danielle Legros Georges, Boston Poet Laureate
Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture
2017

"SEPTEMBER FIRST"
The Charles River Journal
Pen & Anvil Press
Issue 9, Autumn-Winter 2018

"POE'S COMMUTE"
DW Cities Series: Boston Edition
Dostoyevsky Wannabe
2020

"TENOR OF THE ESPLANADE"
DW Cities Series: Boston Edition
Dostoyevsky Wannabe
2020

"CARDBOARD SQUARE"
DW Cities Series: Boston Edition
Dostoyevsky Wannabe
2020


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CITY OF NOTIONS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY BOSTON POEMS
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DW CITIES SERIES: BOSTON EDITION

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