Hello & welcome, fellow travelers!
About me
I’m a film director and screenwriter-turned-novelist, with a taste for characters and stories that veer in unexpected directions. My storytelling centers complicated, not-always-likable characters who aren't beautiful, rich or powerful in stories that explore lives at the margins, fractured or chosen families, and moral gray areas. My favorite characters are the ones everybody underestimates, the underdogs with obvious flaws that often lead them into situations made awkward or dangerous as a direct result of who they are. I’m a student of human psychology in all its variations and love writing characters who might be a little bit criminal or a little bit unhinged. I’m also deeply committed to killing off the “Bury Your Gays” trope and letting the queers not only live, but thrive and win. My favorite genres are dark comedy, suspense and horror -- preferably a combination of all three.
More about me:
I grew up somewhere else, but I call myself a Mainer.
I’m a dog person now (see cute pix of my dog sons below), but I have also been a duck person, a turtle person, a rabbit person, and a cat person at different times in my life.
I’m an avid gardener.
I love board games.
If you load my dishwasher, please understand that I will have to re-arrange everything once you leave the kitchen … don’t hate.
