have a story that needs Telling?
I've spent much of my life asking questions, listening to people, and figuring out how to put what matters into words.
I'm a writer, author, artist, and teacher. I write profiles and features, books and personal stories, press releases and exhibition materials. I work with artists who need words for their work and with people who have a story they want to tell but aren't quite sure how to tell it.
And I take on projects both small and large.
Maybe you're an artist who needs a compelling description of one painting for your website.
Maybe you have a show coming up and need a press release, artist statement, or exhibition text.
Maybe you've been meaning to get Grandma's stories down on paper while you still can.
Maybe people have been telling you for twenty years:
"You should write a book."
Maybe you should.
I can help.
My job isn't to make you sound like me. It's about asking good questions, listening for the interesting parts, finding the shape of the story, and helping you tell it in a way that sounds like you.
Ampersand, oil 24"x24"
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Writer • Author • Artist • Educator
[PLACEHOLDER — PENDING] Cape Cod Community College
English Instructor
Pending appointment, 2026
Instructor in English, with a focus on critical reading, thinking, and college-level writing.
2017–Present — Nauset Regional High School
English Teacher
Teach College Composition and English, with an emphasis on writing, literature, critical thinking, creativity, and communication. Develop curriculum and project-based learning experiences designed to help students become stronger writers, thinkers, and communicators.
2023 — Orleans Senior Center
Memoir Writing Instructor
Designed and taught a memoir-writing course helping participants identify, develop, and preserve stories from their lives.
2023 — Nauset Regional High School
Curriculum Leadership
Led colleagues in backward planning of the grades 9–12 English curriculum and co-teaching training.
2000–2014 — Freelance Writer
Wrote profiles, features, interviews, arts writing, and other nonfiction for publications including Boys' Life, Redbook, and others.
BOOKS & SELECTED WRITING
Room at the Table
A memoir/legacy project preserving the life stories of my aunt, De.
Erotic Fruit
A book showcasing artist Vincent Amicosante's 20-year Erotic Fruit series. Rather than serving simply as a catalog of artwork and descriptions, my accompanying text tells the story behind the work and the artist who created it.
An excerpt from Erotic Fruit is available on this website.
Beth Seiser, Alphabet, 25 -4"x4" canvases
GHOSTWRITING & BOOKS
For people who have been told:
"You should write a book."
Help can range from figuring out what the story is and organizing existing material to conducting interviews, conducting research, writing, editing, and developing a complete manuscript.
Writing for Artists
Individual artwork descriptions for galleries and websites
Artist biographies
Artist statements
Press releases
Exhibition descriptions
Wall text
Gallery and website copy
Profiles and features
Exhibition essays
Catalogs
Artist books and career retrospectives
Profiles, Features & Other Writing
Profiles
Feature articles
Interviews
Essays
Press releases
Website writing
Special projects
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Fulbright Scholar
Master of Education
American International College, 2017
Massachusetts English Teaching Licensure
Grades 8–12
Professional Status: English Teacher
Nauset Regional High School