Hi, I'm Chris. This is a place where I can share some of the stories I've written, projects I've been a part of, and research I've done. From an analysis of petrochemical tax incentives to a roller skating stage show in drag, it covers some ground. There are a few things that unify the work, my favorite of which are the times when I get to work closely with others, collaborating towards something bigger.  As I've put this website together I've been struck by how even the most individual-seeming task (like freelance journalism) is an exercise in collaboration, whether with strong editors, people sharing their stories, or the photographers whose work catches your eye below.
 

Another thing that unites the research, writing, and even some of the more random performance work, is digging down into what connects us to places, especially natural spaces, and watery ones. Maybe you can follow that thread through my masters thesis, the Paper Boat Project, and story of the Banner sisters' fight for their levee town outside of New Orleans. If you look around the site, you'll probably find other threads running through my work as well, queer ones or new ones. It's a work in progress. 
 

I'm originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, and currently live in Malmö, Sweden. I received my Bachelors degree from Boston College in 2011, where I majored in English with a focus on creative writing. From Boston, I landed in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where I worked as a guide at Quapaw Canoe Company. As an organization, we built and repaired boats, wrote about our experiences on the Mississippi River, led youth paddling and art workshops, and went to Red's Juke Joint when we were done work. Clarksdale is where I started freelance writing, mostly about the music and environment of the Mississippi Delta. I then moved back to New Orleans, where I continued freelance writing and worked at the Contemporary Arts Center and Delgado Community College. It was then that my drag career started, when my friend Jacob and I decided to realize our lifelong dream of being a flag girls in the Mardi Gras parades. A lot happened in my life during those years in New Orleans, including meeting my husband David, when he was working on field work. David's work took me to Malmö, where I am now, continuing to write and perform and trying to learn Swedish. Inspired by the ways that Malmö is so geared towards outdoor life, even in the winter, I applied for a Masters program at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences called Outdoor Environments for Health and Well Being. In January of 2025, I received my MS in Environmental Psychology from SLU, with the goal of understanding how public green and blue spaces can benefit mental health and creativity.

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