Editorial design for Hem of the Fray, a collection of seven short stories I wrote. An excerpt: “The hem of the fray is the edge before unraveling, a guardrail, a line holding back eventual dissolution. This short story collection takes you to very different, slightly futuristic worlds, from quiet apartments and doctor offices to green screen underpasses and houses covered by permafrost. Places that sometimes feel familiar but also weightless and far away. Dealing with grief through food delicacies and table settings. A frozen affair. A dead bird. Childbirth to otherworldly objects. A cyborg caught in a mosquito swarm, and in love.”

Dinner Party at the End of the World is an experimental gathering where a four-course meal meets interactive fiction — through storytelling, vernacular ephemera, and homemade food. Every choice in the story leads to a different outcome and themed dish (a fork in the road could be the difference between a delightful appetizer… or a pile of rocks!)

Approaching worldbuilding from a holistic, immersive angle, I wrote a four-part, choose-your-own-adventure story; designed visuals for each of the four locations; screen-printed ephemera, clues, and souvenir shirts; built a set for the dinner party; cooked four variations of every possible dish combination; and finally captured the event with a motion piece. Each guest plays a character, journeying together across the speculative dystopia of Key Island: from the dust storms and mineral-rich deposits of the Badlands; to Minnow’s Cafe & Inn, an roadside motel of forged letters and fish-of-the-day; along the timeless Key Island Railway, riddled with odd artifacts and ulterior motives; and finally to the Lounge on Verräter Cliff, where not all is as it seems… This project emerged from the question: In a world of rapid consumption and emotional isolation, how can a “dinner party” act as a larger vessel for slow design, community, and the joy of playing pretend?

Layout design for “Charm: A Bead Workbook,” a retro, how-to beading magazine for the release of Clairo’s album Charm. Designed at FISK, with creative direction from Bijan Berahimi. I took inspiration from vintage crafting guides, crochet magazines, and Country Women magazine from the 70s!