I’m Kristin. I write all kinds of weird words. 

My work explores nostalgia, grief, and loneliness, but I also like to write about how we pressure ourselves to be things we’re not, and how our families shape us. Death is a frequent visitor under my microscope, where I like to examine our ability to let go of the dead.

I’m a Seattle transplant living in San Francisco, and while I miss rain-soaked days and drippy forest, I make do with golden hills and wind-tossed poppies. Currently I’m chasing my MFA at California College of the Arts, but once I’m loosed on the world I plan to conjure into existence a freelance writing and editing business.

Before I made the turn to writing, I worked as an editor for six years, and before that I toiled and typed for Amazon and Quora. I received my BFA in English from Seattle University in 2012 and a Certificate in Editing from the University of Washington in 2014.

After I’ve hit my 2,000 words for the day, you can find me playing video games, walking my dog Hershey, or teaching myself how to sew via YouTube videos and sheer force of will.