


Hi, I’m Francesca, a published author, nature writer, and environmentalist based in Portland, Oregon.

My environmentally themed novels explore topics like climate change, pollution, and the human place in nature.

I write weekly blog posts celebrating the beauty of the Pacific Northwest through poetry, prose-poetry, and lyrical narratives.
Environmental FICTION
My books range from realistic fiction to sci-fi, taking readers from Oregon forests to dystopian trash islands to alien planets. I’m honored to be the recipient of the 2019 Independent Publisher Book Award for Science Fiction and the 2014 Moonbeam Bronze Medal for Best First Book.


Looking for your next read? Check out my environmental novels!

Nature writing blog
My nature writing blog explores the human connection to the more-than-human world, inviting readers to develop a sense-of-place by learning more about the plants and animals around them.
I am here beneath the rust, painting the soft skies with the tips of my fingers, wedged between river and hill, watching through maple leaves as thin as insect wings, the stained glass through which the wind dries, ochre and purple, behind the cloudlight, and it speaks to me in wildfire smoke and birdsong, the…

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