This July, three of my friends visited my parents' house in the Basque Country, for a long time a place that felt quiet and green and far away from my "real life." I loved showing them around so much that I made a video about it to share with you!

Devised as a choose-your-own-adventure game or writing prompt, those who encounter the Fortune Teller along their travels will select a point of departure and identity with which to face an essential question. Read further about the project and the first writing workshop on my blog.

"Un chat démoniaque, des sorcières, le diable et ses compères ? Voilà le programme de notre troisième épisode au cours duquel nous nous sommes plongées dans le Maître et Marguerite, de Mikhaïl Boulgakov, aux côtés d’une première invitée de marque !"

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J'ai eu le plaisir d'être la première invitée au micro de Clara et Lyla pour parler de ce livre étrange et fantastique.

An "impresa" or heraldic badge for use on ex libris book stamps, stationary, etc.

Poster and social media materials for the HOME Manchester production of The Enlightened.

A collection of cocktails based on New Year's traditions from around the world.

For a mellower vibe, travel and shop in Bayonne, on the French side of the Pyrenees mountains.

A short film about the chestnut trees in my parents' garden. More chestnuts fall than we know what to do with, but we sure can try to eat as many as we can...

The California socialite Ann Getty’s eclectic mix of decorative and fine arts objects are being sold by Christie’s this month.

An exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay will be the first major Paris show in over 100 years for a painter who defied gender expectations in her personal as well as in her professional life.

The beloved Paris cathedral is still being restored after the devastating 2019 fire, but other churches are keeping its musical traditions alive this holiday season.

Jean-Michel Othoniel’s sparkling sculptures have earned him one of France’s most prestigious awards and a huge new Paris exhibition.

A Christmas- and winter-themed cocktail zine developed during COVID.

Paper dolls, sleigh tree topper, and a felt ballerina.

My research is focused on the synthesis of medicine and religion in penitential texts, composed by Irish monks in the sixth and seventh centuries to be used in the sacrament of confession. Scholarship thus far has only identified allegorical usage of the medical terms and ideas present in the penitentials. I argue that the relationship between medicine and religion went beyond a simple analogy: medicine and religion converged into a single enterprise. I observe that penance was prescribed for sins as well as physical illnesses, and I show that Galenic medicine, transmitted through the writings of John Cassian, was put in the service of healing body and soul. Illness and sin were understood to be nearly synonymous in the sense that they threatened the self as a psychosomatic unity.

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Accolades

• Honors from the Columbia University History Department

• Carl B. Boyer Prize in the History of Science

Monthly(ish) video postcards, starting with a New Year's resolution in 2019.

Written a year after Phases of the Moon, in response to the original poem cycle: Spills and Ready or Not, the latter of which was published on Tabula Rasa's online platform (since retired) in the Spring of 2018.

Hygge is not just a decorative aesthetic or the game of a moment. We can always stand to treat ourselves better, and that doesn’t just mean bubble baths and moonbeams.

I contributed a piece to "Fluidity," the second issue of Irregular Report, on the fluid use of visual media - from photo-sharing to emojis and gifs - in GenZ communication.

A poem cycle I wrote after falling in love and realizing it wouldn't work out, but before being truly over it.

Published in the Fall 2017 issue of Tabula Rasa, a student-run literary and arts journal at Columbia University.

Just chill out—at least a little bit. What’s the worst that could happen? Maybe you’ll actually give yourself a break.

Exploring the evolution of a relationship through little moments, each centered around a different sense, this film originated in a note written on my iPhone in 2015.

You know who I'm talking about—the friend who comes over with soup when you're sick, the one who holds your hair back after a night out and makes the coffee the morning after.

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From my column, "The Girl from 116th"

Although I've spent 18 years here, every day is a new experience because I'm not a visitor anymore. How could I ever define my relationship to Columbia, now that it's changed so much?

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From my column, "The Girl from 116th."

I wanted to drop the class. It felt right, and I knew I would have a better semester for it. Maybe I could do it all—but I didn't have to.

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From my column, "The Girl from 116th."

We need to start remembering that we are just as much a community (a beehive, if you will) as we are composers of the next great American novel or students picking up fallen flashcards.

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From my column, "The Girl from 116th."

While I'm sure the uncertainty of the next four years can't be solved by a cactus, even one with a Homeric legacy, there is a certain relief in being in a school where students can appreciate the comedy of naming a plant "Hector with a K."

From my column, "The Girl from 116th."

Inspired by the theme of the 2016 LaGuardia talent show, "The Pursuit of Happiness (The Sky's the Limit)" is a short film playing with poetry, light, and hand-drawn animation.