First, I want to tell you about Paul

In May 2024, my uncle Paul died unexpectedly. My mother's brother + my stand-in father. When I got the call, it was like every lightbulb in my house went out at once. Death is quick like that. Click. Flash.

In the days that followed, I had the honor of writing his obituary. The experience changed me. Paul's surviving siblings shed tears + healed over shared stories. The sixth stage of grief is finding meaning.

I want to help more families find peace in their grief.

For Paul, a fork full of spaghetti + our family name in his handwriting tattooed on my arm. For Paul, a plan to use my writing that would make him proud.

About GT

For more than a decade, I've been the go-to girl for writing support. Folks have called me for help with college + graduate school entrance essays, wedding toasts, dating profiles, annual fund campaigns, grant applications + reports, teaching statements, resumes + cover letters, chapbook edits, break-up texts, and more.

And it makes sense!

I earned my B.A. and M.A. in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Since then, I've spent years working in writing centers, mentoring writers at all ages and stages in their writing process, running a statewide nonprofit, writing website copy + my own poetry on the side.

Artificial intelligence is just that - artificial. A machine can't hold your grief as you prepare to bury a loved one or ease your nerves as you prepare to propose. But, I'd be honored to.

So, hire a professional. Hire the opposite of artificial - hire authenticity, hire warmth, hire humanity.