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 (in)ability to let go of the dead.

I’m a Seattle transplant living in the Bay Area, and while I miss rain-soaked days and drippy forest, I make do with golden hills and wind-tossed poppies. In 2023 I earned my MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts, and now I work as a manga editor at VIZ Media.

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 wordcount for the day, you can find me playing video games, walking my dog Hershey, or binding books.