I was an early reader. I discovered Fantasy and Science Fiction as a pre- and young teen , devouring the Belgariad series by David (and Leah) Eddings, The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, and every Star Trek novel I could get my hands on. In high school, I was that kid with a paperback book in his hand and stuffed in his pockets. I read at every opportunity — between class, in study hall, and when I should have been doing homework. After failing American Literature for the second time, I found a teacher who let me read genre fiction for credit. Thanks to her, I read Dune, by Frank Herbert, for the first (of more than six) times and the short story Peacemaker, by Gardner Dozois. Supplemented by a steady diet of Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein, I suppose it was inevitable that I would one day try my hand at writing as well.

I moved around northern Illinois as a kid. By the time we settled down, during grade 7, we had moved ten times and switched schools four times (three times during the same school year). Along with stunting my social skills, I developed a knack for adapting to new and unfamiliar surroundings. Drop me in a new city and I’ll quickly be navigating with the skill of a local.

Like most writers I know, I’m a jack of all trades. I’ve worked as a cook, cashier, security, secretary, maintenance, messenger, steel locker welder, slaughterhouse cleaner, PC builder, network wirer & administrator, technical support, and computer programmer. I’m an amateur photographer, model-builder, ham radio operator, former student of Isshin-Ryu karate, and would be hard-pressed to find something I’m not interested or curious about.

I’ve been writing fiction seriously for several years. I attended James Gunn’s CSSF Short Fiction workshop in Lawrence, Kansas in 2007 and the Clarion Writers Workshop (San Diego) in 2010. I’ve written dozens of short stories and am working on my first novel.

I currently live in Ontario, Canada, with my wife, three dogs and three cats.