About Me
Who is this guy?!
I'm a Detroiter, born and raised, with a few stints in California (L.A. and S.F.). I'm a lapsed musician, and was in a goth rock band in Detroit in my twenties called Gargoyle Sox. We put out three albums. Faithful fans have posted many of our songs on YouTube. Check 'em out... unless you're afraid of the dark, that is.
First picture: Bodega Bay, CA. Recognize the house? From Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." Extra points if you spotted the H.P. Lovecraft shirt I'm wearing.
So, you just started writing?
No, I've been involved in creative endeavors my entire adult life (see Gargoyle Sox above). I moved to L.A. in my early thirties to pursue a career in screenwriting. Never had any produced, I'm sad to say. But, I did meet lots of filmmakers and movie stars (another story for another day), got to sneak on to many Hollywood studio lots and was even an extra for six months when I had to concern myself with mundane matters like... putting food on the table.
Second picture: Albuquerque, N.M. House from "Breaking Bad"! One of my all-time favorite shows.
I like your style, kid.
Third picture: with my son on Key Largo. A few years back. The good ol' days. He's twenty-one now... if you catch my drift.
If I had to describe my writing style, I would say; direct, no-frills, but with a quiet sense of urgency. I like to move my story along, and don't feel the need to impress with flowery prose or fancy words you have to look up in the dictionary. My writing is a reflection of who I am, and where I'm from; the Motor City, "where the weak are killed and eaten" (I love saying that!). Anyone know where I can get a t-shirt with that on it?
My New Novel-"Familiar"
"Familiar" Available on Amazon.com in Hardcover, Paperback and Kindle
Athena Stavros is a cyber-security whiz at a trendy Miami IT startup. Someone else desires her services, however. Some… thing else, actually.
Aaron Redpath is handsome, wealthy and by all appearances young… who just happens to have been born in 1815. At the age of twenty, he was turned into what the Seminole people of South Florida refer to as a “Stikini”; an owl-werewolf-vampire monstrosity who must periodically feast on beating human hearts.
This can, to no one’s surprise, cause complications: disposal of dead bodies, corruption of police evidence, and eluding pervasive surveillance cameras. Not to mention the need for any abomination over two hundred years old to maintain fictional identities, stay one step ahead of the authorities and to provide funds for their lavish lifestyle.
That’s where Athena Stavros comes in… whether she like it, or not.
Direct Link to Amazon.com
Below is a direct link to help you procure your own copy of "Familiar" on Amazon.com in Hardcover, Paperback or Kindle.