Hello there! Thanks for visiting my page. I am as passionate about good storytelling as I am about ignoring limitations. so you will likely see books from very disparate genres with my name on them. I know, I know. This goes against the marketing wisdom about finding one's niche, SEO optimization, boosting sales, blah-blah, etc.

Whatever. I write what I write because: a) It's something I really would like to read if I found it on a bookshelf, and b) I feel passionate about the theme of the story or the subject of the book or the characters involved.

From non-fiction books about fiction and screenwriting, to genre-bending (as well as genre loyal) fiction works in the adventure, thriller, fantasy, paranormal, magical realism, noir and romance arenas, I do my utmost to provide compelling characters and situations that are both meaningful and entertaining.

I could bore you with where I was born and where I went to school, and try to impress you with the fact that I have acquired all sorts of expert knowledge regarding stories and how they are structured. Yes, I crashed two weddings in two days while visiting Borneo to do research for my book, The Gentleman. I've climbed Borobudur in Yogyakarta, played guitar with complete strangers in Sicily, advocated for regenerative agriculture while eating kangaroo in Australia and springbok in South Africa, and partied with some of the top movers and shakers in the Cannabis industry. I've faced down gunmen, saved lives, watched people I love die, and seen some amazing births. I've done and seen some really heartbreaking, wonderful, frightening, insane, and inspirational things in my life. And that's just so far.

But let's be honest: What I look like, where I grew up, or went to school, or that I used to be in law enforcement, none of that matters. The facts that I love animals and my favorite band is Great Big Sea and I hate yams and the color purple (the actual color, not the book/movie) are entirely irrelevant to whether or not you will enjoy my books.

Nothing will convince you to read my books more than actually reading the samples and finding something that resonates with you. My stories will either resonate, or they won't. I hope that they do, and that you will share them with others who you believe will enjoy them, as well. With any luck, they'll share them, too.

Stories are how we humans make sense of the world around us, and, in my opinion, they are evidence of the divine spark in every one of us. Humans, for good or ill, are the only species currently on this planet (that I know of, anyway) who can take an idea or thought, (something that is literally nothing) and turn it into a tangible something.

Think about that. You are only able to read this on your computer, phone, laptop, tablet or some yet-to-be-created invention because other humans dreamed up something in their heads and put the time, effort, and energy into making that real. That is the Divine Creative Spark that is our shared birthright, and it is something I personally hold sacred.

I am grateful and humbled to be able to share a little of my spark with you.