I live in Austin, Texas, and enjoy creative arts, nature in general, and boating in particular. My day job is editing legal books.
MA, creative writing (fiction), Florida State University
BA, English (journalism/creative writing), University of Missouri – Kansas City
Squaw Valley Community of Writers Fiction Workshop
New Letters Weekend Writers Conference
Writing-related work: Eighteen years as an editor, four as a book production supervisor, two as a teacher and tutor, and one as a slush pile reader.
Other work: army infantryman, bartender, cook, deli clerk, doughnut shop clerk, janitor, library clerk, long-haul truck driver, movie theater manager, pet department manager, restaurant and bar manager, salesman, sporting goods department manager, and waiter.
Places: reared primarily on the Mississippi coast; also lived in Florida, Georgia, Germany, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming.