I am an author whose work is shaped by history, memory, music, public service, and a deep respect for the power of story. My writing reflects a lifetime of close observation and an interest in the quiet truths that often live beneath the surface of ordinary experience.
While living life is the most impactful teacher, I am quite positive that the great voices of jazz have had the greatest impact on my storytelling, developing my understanding of timing, tone, emotion, and connection—qualities that continue to inform my writing today.
Alongside my creative pursuits, I built a long career in government service, retiring in 2007 after 38 years. That career gave me a broad view of people, systems, communities, and the practical realities that shape everyday lives. It also strengthened my appreciation for discipline, perseverance, and purpose—values that have carried into every chapter of my work.
In 2012, I stepped into the world of self-publishing with my first novel, Of Noble Character, and later completed an expanded second edition in 2020. Next came Lark’s Flight, my only non-fiction writing, which, in addition to taking my writing into a more formal direction, was also the impetus for me packing up lock, stock, and barrel and moving 3,000 miles cross-country to the southeastern part of the country, where I had yet to meet one person, to complete my research. While it might be expected that I would meet some new people, who would have imagined that, in addition to that, I would also meet new family members—half-siblings and cousins I didn’t know existed!
Lark’s Flight was followed in 2023 by The Cognitive Doll. Totally fascinated by the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and artificial general intelligence, I wrote again about family, this time with an AI spin. Moving on to my 2025 release of The Contradictions of Martyrs, which examines the uneasy space between belief and consequence, to my most recent book, The Final Days of Wynter, which reflects on memory, mortality, and the meaning of legacy.
Today, I live in the Savannah, Georgia, region, a place that has become both a homecoming and an ongoing inspiration. My writing often explores identity, endurance, faith, creativity, and the ways personal history intersects with larger cultural and historical currents. I am especially interested in the stories people carry quietly—stories of migration, reinvention, survival, artistry, and grace.
Every life contains more than one beginning, and this website is a place to share that work: my books, reflections, and ongoing creative journey. It is also an invitation to readers and listeners who are drawn to stories with depth, history, honesty, and heart. I hope visitors find here not only information about my projects, but also a sense of the values behind them—curiosity, gratitude, resilience, and respect for the art forms and people who helped make the journey possible.