Bio

I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. An erstwhile bartender, I completed my MFA at Hollins University, where I was a Teaching Fellow. After returning to Seattle, I worked as a Writer In Residence with Seattle's Writers In The Schools (WITS) program for five years. I am currently a fellow with the Jack Straw Writers Program and teach composition at Shoreline Community College and Edmonds College. I presently work as the director of the Honors College at Shoreline, where I also teach composition.

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In the past, I've taught at the Tinker Mountain online workshop, the Cornish College Summer program, Kids Stage Everett, and Coyote Central. 

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While I'm drawn to postmodernism (a la Delillo and Eco), I rarely write in that fashion. My stories tend to be minimalist and investigate the emotional trajectory of characters uncertain of who they are.

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I have published two collections of short stories -- THE FILLED IN SPACES (2016) and THIS ENDLESS ROAD (2018) -- through Unsolicited Press. My short stories have appeared in The Portland Review, East Bay Review, Eunoia, and Pindeldyboz, among others. I am currently at work on my first novel, No Way Home.