I'm a writer, poet and psychotherapist living in Seattle. I grew up, however, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and in New Orleans, and much of my writing is distinctly Southern. My work has been published in numerous anthologies and literary magazines, and from 2010 to 2012 I was the first poet laureate of the city of Redmond, WA.

My debut novel, The Last of the Pascagoula, took First Place in Mainstream/Literary Fiction in Writers Digest's Self Published Books Competition (I am currently looking for an agent). I have had poetry and prose published in numerous literary magazines, as well as anthologies by Floating Bridge Press, Rose Alley Press, Karnac Books and Washington Poets Association.