About

A Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, I attended college as part-time student and family man for decades. I earned an AA - Police Science, followed by a BA - History. After military service, I was a police officer rising to the rank of Sergeant before retiring as the result of multiple line-of-duty injuries. This was followed by forty years of corporate and private investigations. In 2017, I earned a MFA Creative Writing-Fiction at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Recognized as an expert in investigations and interviewing, I have taught at the state, national and international level.

I live in Dublin, California with my wife of thirty-five years. We have four children and four grandchildren.

Featured Work

New Liberty

2023

Outside Phoenix, two gangs rule...

...and one police officer is caught in the middle.

How will he stop them?

Hector's parents, wealthy east coast college professors, raised him to work towards making the world a better place. In New Liberty, Arizona, gangs have ravaged the city. As a young police officer who lost his mentor, he struggles with the question.

Why did his partner kill himself?

Across town, a sickly-looking, small man approaching fifty is about to make a move. DeShawn "The Knife" Galloway has a reputation as a contract assassin who prefers to kill with the Japanese Tanto.

It's time to take control.

The war will start on his terms.

In a world of human trafficking, drugs, and violence, two people's lives are about to be intertwined in a way where only one can survive.

But this story isn't all black and white.

Other Works

  • New Liberty

    2023

  • Robbers and Cops

    2022

  • The Mona Lisa Sisters

    2022

Awards and Recognition

  • Public Safety Writers Association Awards Fiction Short Story Non-Published – “Why Me” – 2015 Fiction Book Non-Published – Liberty” - 2019 Fiction Book Non-Published A Tale of Robbers and Cops – 2020 Flash-Fiction Non-Published “Welcome Home” – 2020 Fiction Flash Non-Published – “Joe” – 2020 Short Story Non-Published – “Hard Time” 2020 Flash Writing Fiction “Coming Home” – 2022 Poem Unpublished – “Sand Creek” – 2022