Laird

I write about alternative realities. My micro-published novel, Fallen Lake, tells the story of a powerful attraction between two couples and how their group marriage affected their children. It won second place from the California Press Women in 2013. My poetry has appeared in Chinquapin and Catamaran. I got my start as a writer at Asian Week newspaper in San Francisco's Chinatown, then progressed to daily newspapers and national magazines. My byline has appeared in national magazines (TIME, Audubon, Discover, Men’s Fitness, Health) and newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press), and on Web sites (Salon, Reuters, MSNBC, CNN.com). I have produced video for Web sites including Smithsonianmag.com and audio for KQED and WUNC public media stations.
I have taught writing at San Francisco State University, UC Berkeley Extension and Mediabistro. I grew up in Berkeley, California, and studied creative writing and politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. I live in Oakland, California.