A foodie who sometimes abuses hair care products, I write about love, relationships, fashion, family, and strength of self. I’m a writer, photographer, and lifestyle connoisseur living in Austin, Texas–a respite from New York, where I was born and raised. I knew I wanted to be a storyteller since the fourth grade, but I didn’t hone my writing skills until I worked with writers Mary Gordon, Colin Harrison, and Dani Shapiro while attending Barnard College.

After graduating in 1997 with a B.A. in English and a concentration in writing, I worked for eight years in advertising, at Juno Online Services, and later Young & Rubicam and Wunderman, as an interactive art director. While serving time behind a desk in midtown Manhattan, I realized I actually liked my job but didn’t see it as a career. So I began to take night classes in photography and continued to work on my writing. Eventually, I broke into the red carpet world of photography (with my Nikon D300), shooting premieres, galas, and charity events by night, designing web sites in advertising by day. And on weekends, I photographed the grit and grandeur of New York City’s Meatpacking District for The Hotel Gansevoort, where my "Au Jus" photography collection adorns all the rooms, suites, and corridors of the hotel. Selected art prints are for sale.

In January 2004, I began my blog, Greek Tragedy, where I tell things straight up and unfiltered. The Independent in London discovered my blog the summer of 2004, when they dubbed me, "The Internet Queen of Manhattan." Prior to this, I was unaware of my site’s popularity. But when I was later featured on the cover of The New York Times Sunday Styles featured on the cover of The New York Times Sunday Styles section, in July 2005, I learned Greek Tragedy was in the top 1% of all blogs (including all those political blogs out there).

Between 2004 and 2005, I was determined to write a memoir about moving on after a failed marriage, so I worked on a book proposal, found a literary agent, and eventually signed a two-book deal with Judith Regan (now HarperCollins/William Morrow). In August of 2005, I left advertising; convincing myself I wasn’t quitting but was beginning a new full-time job from home.

And that’s where I am now. My first memoir Straight Up And Dirty is now available in bookstores, I’m currently working with ABC Studios and Brillstein Entertainment Partners (Formerly Brillstein-Grey), writing the pilot for a half hour comedy series based off the book. As always, I’m also writing freelance articles , working on my next book, and am continuing to tour my second book, MOOSE: A Memoir of Fat Camp. Oh, and of course, I’m blogging on Greek Tragedy about all of it.