Hello
I've lived several lives in my years (and, if I'm being completely honest, most of it is a blur), but writing has always been important. In the early days, I was inspired by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft; all my free time was spent on an old typewriter. In high school, a teacher introduced me to the Writer's Market and encouraged me to submit my works. After a few rejection letters, I got my first taste of success. One of my short-stories,The Journey, was selected by a literary magazine in 1997. Since that time, a over a dozen other shorts have graced the pages of publications and my first novel, Drowning Rain, was released in 2015.
Timeline
1980: Born in Tacoma, Washington.
1989: First set sights on becoming an author and wrote on a daily basis.
1992: Completed first novel, Dead but Alive.
1997: The Journey, a short story, was the first literary work to appear in print.
1999: Graduated from high school and moved to Southern California.
1999: Landed first skateboarding sponsorship.
2000: Composition 3, an abstract painting, was included in a gallery exhibition.
2001: First club gig with The Gratuitous (a punk band) in the role as frontman/vocals, lead guitar, and primary songwriter.
2002: First West Coast tour of the punk band, The Gratuitous.
2007: Suffered career ending injury during a qualifying run for a skateboarding competition.
2007: Founded Reject Skateboards in Venice Beach, California.
2008: Relocated to Northeastern Oklahoma.
2012: Graduated from Northeastern State University with a Bachelors in English Education.
2013: Daughter was born.
2013: Began teaching English Language Arts and Drama.
2014: Wrote what would become his first published novel, Drowning Rain, over the summer while renting a yacht on Lake Washington.
2015: Embarked on first national book tour.
2018: Hosted short-lived The 13th Story podcast.
2018: Relocated back to Western Washington.
2019: Began collaboration with Director Gino Alfonso.
2020: Became engaged with long-time girlfriend.
2021: Received green light for a film adaptation of A Writer's Guide to the Harvest.
2024: After years of delays, the full-length feature film adaptation of A Writer's Guide to the Harvest (known simply as Harvest) was released by the distributor on several streaming services.
2026: Graduated from the University of Washington with a Master's in Education.