about

I'm a writer and editor based in Tokyo and New York City. I've written for Tokyo Weekender, The Japan Times, Matador Network, Ms. magazine, and more. I also founded the web magazine behind Tokyo Misfits.

A lot of my work focuses on culture, subculture, and the outdoors.

For Tokyo Weekender, I've written about tattoo artists, mountain huts, hidden islands, rogue tourists, sex work, Logan Paul, and wartime politics.

For Ms. magazine, I ran a column on global feminist movements and reported on issues like reproductive rights and how authoritarian leaders weaponize satire against women's rights.

In addition to reporting, I write essays and fiction for literary magazines. Recent work has appeared in Sonora Review and Panorama Journal.

I also do freelance travel writing, which is just a fancy way of saying I'll go anywhere. I've flown to Morocco to meet a stranger for a first date, gone undercover as a hostess in Tokyo's red-light district, and completed a seven-day trek to Machu Picchu without any prior training — all in the name of a good story.