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Publications
“Ribbons” - Scribendi 2000

A rough night prompts Luke to revisit the mistakes that drove his wife away.

Completed novels
The Pathfinder: A Parallel Roads Novel - seeking representation

Gloria loses Earth in the culmination of the worst day of her life. She enters a new world full of parallel Earths, magic, and a shadowy man who wants her to save all that he knows.

novels in progress
La Llorona Gringa

Someone is after Charlotte, a bruja eager to steal the unborn child Charlotte isn’t even sure she wants. All the gods in the New Mexican pantheon may not have enough power to help Charlotte save her baby and her sanity.

Critique Groups
Cellar Writing Group
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I’m in love with all things strange, with the blurry boundaries between what is considered real and what is considered imaginary.  I like to explore the breakdowns in those boundaries in my writing.


I currently live in Wales, where I am pursuing a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at Bangor University.  I intend to research the role of character and story in multiplayer online role-playing games, to examine how story is created within the games through the interactions of the players.


I have a Master’s in Professional Writing (technically an MFA) from USC, which translates to: I will be paying off school loans until the world ends or I starve to death.


When I’m not writing, I’m usually out taking photographs, riding horses, or playing soccer or rugby.  Or, let’s face it, chatting online or putting cold hard cash in Jeff Bezos’s hands.

About Me

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