AUTHOR BACKGROUND
I am the published author of 5 books and over 75 short stories with a focus on the coming-of-age genre.
• Swimming Middle River (short story collection) 2020 - Read Lips Press
• White Knight Escort Service (short story collection) 2021 - Alien Buddha Press
• Raising St. Elisabeth (novella) 2021 - Alien Buddha Press
• You Don't Know Who You Are Until You've Gone Too Far (short story collection) 2021 - New Meridian Arts
• Catawampus in Sweetgum County (short story collection) 2022 – Adelaide Press

Additionally, I am an adjunct professor in the English department at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.

Education
University of Missouri – St. Louis B.A. English
University of Missouri – St. Louis M.F.A. Creative Writing