I’m a writer, musician, actor, and artist who was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado. I started acting and writing poetry at fifteen. I was published at eighteen and, after receiving a check for a whopping $2.44, I decided to focus on short stories and novels.
In my early twenties I got the wander bug and between 1988 and 1994 I didn’t stay anywhere longer than ten months. My travels took me to Chicago, New York, New Orleans, and Alabama. In 1994, after a twelve state, four-month road trip, I settled in Denver and have been here ever since, except for a brief stint in Los Angeles.
My travels have influenced my writing extensively as have the myriad of random jobs I have held, which include archaeologist, ice cream truck driver, chef, bouncer, bartender, restaurant equipment reseller, industrial demolition worker, insurance agent, office manager, cab driver, and compliance investigator for the State of Colorado.
From 1997-2008 I worked for Modern Drunkard Magazine as a travel writer and poetry editor. I have been singing in bands since 1994 and I am currently the lead singer for Barstool Messiah, allowing me to showcase my love of poetry through my lyrics. In 2005, I won the Dark Horse Comics New Recruits Contest and had a short story turned into a comic for an anthology by the amazing Adam Adamowicz (Skyrim, Fallout 3). In 2017, I published Whiskeyboat, a semi-autobiographical novel about my time as a cab driver.
I hope to make it into an indie film in the near future. In 2018, I published the poetry book Black Pills and Shotgun Stories. In 2019, I published Imperial Odyssey: Children of the Blood, book one of the sci-fi series The Shadow of the Creators. In 2021, I published Carrion King, book one of the epic fantasy series Curse of the Magi. In 2024, I published Harp of the Moon, book one of the young adult fantasy series Bards of Brendonwyr. In 2025, I published the sequel of Children of the Blood, The Order of Tyton. I plan on releasing the sequel to Carrion King in early 2026.
My flyer art has been featured in Freaky Magazine, and I plan on releasing it as a book in late 2027. I have been featured on Count Down with Keith Oberman, Food Network’s Mystery Dinners, and as an actor in the feature film Talent Keyhole.