It began in the backyard

Or when I met Sue Grafton when I was a kid, and she encouraged me to keep writing.

Or when I wrote my first novel (a romance!) at the age of fourteen.

I was born in the heart of the Rust Belt and harbor a hesitant affinity for its grit. I’m an existentialist who writes both short and long fiction, and I play a variety of loud instruments and dabble in visual art. I live in Michigan’s capital city with my partner and at least one too many four-legged creatures.