A little more about me
Family is at the center of my life. My parents’ love, support and help raising my children mean a great deal to me, and I’m grateful for the part they play in our everyday lives.
Tolkien has been an enormous influence on my imagination. I love the depth of his world, its history, and the feeling that every place existed long before the story arrived there. In my own fiction, I’m particularly interested in complicated relationships: what people conceal from those they love, what they believe they’re entitled to, and what happens when someone finally refuses them.
I get deeply invested in what I read. I can love a book and still have questions about its choices, especially when a character’s actions are forgiven more readily than their consequences deserve. My reviews are an opportunity to work through those reactions and hear how other readers experienced the same story.
My poetry and essays often begin with something I’m still thinking about: the way a familiar person says my name, watching my children become themselves, or a conversation I wish had gone differently. Writing gives me time to examine what I felt and find the words I couldn’t quite reach in the moment.
Alongside writing and family life, I work in construction administration.
Outside of writing, I love hiking with my family, live music, and history. Faith is part of my life, alongside a curiosity about spirituality, consciousness, and metaphysics. I enjoy questions that take some time to answer.
If you’re new here, you can begin with The Lives Inside a Name, browse my book reviews, or explore the poetry and essays. I’m glad you’ve found your way here.
