I’m all about embracing duality—I’m a freelance writer who can seamlessly translate my voice between editorial and branded work, and I’ve lived in both the big city and the sprawling countryside.

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I began my career in New York City, where I resided for 15 years before moving to a historical cottage on a farm in rural New Jersey. Through it all, I’ve penned features for Kinfolk, Vanity Fair, Vulture, and more while also editing and copywriting for advertising clients including NBC, Lyft, Showtime, and DoorDash via their partnerships with Dotdash Meredith, Hearst, and other leading publishers. As far as subject matter expertise goes, my experience working with myriad sponsors and organizations makes me a bonafide generalist—though I tend to favor anything related to entertainment, books, death awareness, and art.

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As a steadfast student of life, my curiosity guides me every day; I’m forever compelled to explore and try everything that calls to me. I currently balance my freelance assignments with work as a part-time bookseller; in the past I’ve been a farmsitter, a local news reporter, a researcher, an entertainment journalist, a publicist, a flower and wine grape harvester, and a bakery prep chef. I've also always been surrounded by ghosts, and I’m a spiritual medium and cemetery historian (check out my Substack series Sunday Pastries With the Dead if you’re into spooky exploits!)

 

The many eclectic hats I’ve worn continue to accessorize my experience—as the great Nora Ephron’s mother once said, “Everything is copy.” At this rate, the novel of my life will be Tolstoy-length (though hopefully a touch less fraught). As for the attribution on its theoretical cover, my last name is pronounced Kal-ew-tee (I know you were wondering...)