Hi, y’all,

Thank you for taking a look at my work. I have award-winning audio books, print books and ebooks. Over my career, I’ve written short stories, essays, radio commentaries, novels, memoir, magazine articles, and a “how to” writing guide based on my eight years leading a weekly writing group of men and women experiencing homelessness. I’m grateful for my work to have been in Gulf Coast, Image, Salvation South, The Mississippi Free Press, River Teeth, Fourth Genre, Alaska Quarterly Review, The Admissions Project, Brevity, EAP, and elsewhere. My stories have twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize; one received a Special Mention. You can read the latest news in my writing life  on the Achievements Page. I’m excited for my first traditionally-published novel—When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women—to come out in 2026. 

Weaving through all my work is the joy of creating in community. In addition to the writing group for folks experiencing homelessness, I recently co-founded the weekly Contemplative Writing Group at the School for Contemplative Living, which you can check out at the School’s website. I’m also Writer-in-Residence at 100 Men Hall, a historic site on the Mississippi Blues Chitlin’ Circuit, where we talk craft and write together each month. We’d love to have you join us at either or both. 

I’m on a long journey of anti-racism and ancestral work. Y’all will hear more as I learn more. I currently serve on the Mississippi Episcopal Diocese Becoming Beloved Community Racial Reconciliation Task Force. I’m a former attorney who practiced law for 19 years in Jackson and a current long distance swimmer. 

I split my time between Memphis, the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and New Orleans, where I (and my dog) can frequently be found in costume.

Thanks for joining me on this journey.

peace in creativity, Ellen