I've always been drawn toward flawed, compassionate characters who believe they must battle their demons alone; and complex antagonists who think they have nothing to lose.
My 2024 debut novel, Drawn from Life, reflects this theme, as does my latest release, the Amazon best-selling novel Grabtown (October, 2025), and the upcoming release, The Unbegotten (October 1 2026).
Many of my short stories, poems, and essays have been published in magazines and journals. One story is a 2025 nominee for the Pushcart Prize; another won the 1993 Dorothy Daniels Writing Award (American PEN Women). I was also a finalist for the 2024 Porch Prize for Short Fiction (TN), and a finalist for the 2021 Doris Betts Fiction Prize (NC).
Thirteen short stories are included in the anthology, Rift Zone (2026), and I've also published a poetry chapbook.
