Writing about Punk, Psychedelics, and Healing

Welcome! I’m a Portland-based writer who focuses on psychedelics, intergenerational trauma, Holocaust history and related topics has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, The Oregonian, Portland Monthly, Moment Magazine, and numerous literary journals. I’ve presented on psychedelics and ancestral healing at Yale University, the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, and Judaism & The Psychedelic Renaissance, a first-of-its-kind live event here in Portland. You can read more about my forthcoming book on psychedelics and the Holocaust (no, really!), coming May 21, 2024 from Spiral Path Collective.

Writing about the Washington, D.C. Punk Scene of the ‘80s and ‘90s

My current writing project focuses on my time in the D.C. punk scene, centering on Dischord Records. Thus far, excerpts have been published in The Guardian, Maggot Brain magazine, and anthologies from Hozac Books and Akashic Books.

Go Deeper with My Substack, “Dispatches From the Fringe”

Curious about what I’m up to? I share weekly content on my Substack (you can subscribe below) and on Instagram.