A lifelong storyteller with roots in tabletop gaming and a deep appreciation for speculative fiction, I craft dystopian narratives that explore the intricate depths of human nature. My writing draws inspiration from masters like Stephen King and Cormac McCarthy, while incorporating the tactical precision and imaginative world-building I’ve honed through years of Dungeons & Dragons gameplay. From childhood monsters and myths to my current work on a sweeping post-apocalyptic trilogy, I’ve always used storytelling as a vessel to share the vivid worlds that spring from my imagination.

My experience as a military veteran and years of traveling the world have shaped how I see civilizations — how they hold together, how they fracture, and what people do when the structures they depend on disappear. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, I bring that landscape’s moody beauty and untamed energy into my fiction, even when the setting has been scoured by dust and disaster.

In my debut trilogy, beginning with Queen of the Raiders, I transport readers to a transformed American landscape where humanity shelters in crimson domes from devastating superstorms that rage across an endless desert. Against this backdrop of environmental collapse and a devastating plague, my characters navigate a world that echoes the lawless tension of the Wild West while grappling with timeless questions of power, community, and moral choice. Through their eyes, I examine both the darkness and light that emerge when civilization is stripped to its foundations.

While my stories don’t shy away from harsh realities, they are ultimately powered by hope — and by the resilience and resourcefulness I believe lies within all of us. When I’m not writing or escaping to sunny beaches, I’m at home in the Pacific Northwest with my partner and a cat who remains thoroughly unimpressed by the apocalypse.