“Any writing teacher tells you to write what you know, and for better or for worse, Washington is a world I know well.”

“Any writing teacher tells you to write what you know, and for better or for worse, Washington is a world I know well.”

“Any writing teacher tells you to write what you know, and for better or for worse, Washington is a world I know well.”

“Both of my parents have great senses of humor.”

“My dad has a dry, deadpan sense of humor, and my mom has an unexpected, wacky take on things. They really encouraged laughing at ourselves and the weirdness of situations that come up growing up in politics.”