I always showed an interest in writing. In day care I was the only kid who was unable to take a midday nap, but they quickly learned they could quiet me with a book. In first grade when other kids were learning the alphabet (and I was proud of the fact that I had read the Hobbit eight times, and the Silmarillion once), the teacher figured out a way to engage me and keep me occupied by giving me assignments to write one-page stories each day instead of what was for me exhausting rote repetition of a skill I had already learned. When I was able to in high school I took creative writing classes, and studied under Frank McCourt (who was not famous yet, except at Stuyvesant for being an excellent teacher). I continued taking courses in literature and writing at Vassar, and I have never lost the love for it.

These are few examples of my fiction writing. I am also currently working on a fantasy novel, slowly.