I’m a novelist, writer, artist, and designer from Chicago, Illinois.

There’s a special (and insistent) little part of my brain that builds out impossible settings and tracks the meandering lives of their inhabitants. Combine that with a knack for bullying the English language into my storytelling needs, and I end up with a unique stack of novels and short stories.

I firmly believe that story is not only the fundamental perception mode of human beings, but also the primary sense-making tool. Thus, I hope my stories can nudge my readers toward a more intentional and fulfilled life, inspired by the triumphs and missteps of my characters. (It’s a lofty goal, but what’s the point of life without at least a few of those?)