I am…

curious, expansive, playful, and intellectually rigorous. I’m a problem-solver and a stalker of borders – the edges of ideas, places, and people are the most interesting places to see from.

I trained…

as a historian, became a children’s book editor, then worked as an opera singer for ten years before retraining as a librettist. I grew up in the US and the North of England. I am a mother and a wife and a large-dog person.

I make…

it better. Shorter, leaner. But above it all, I make it sing.