Born in the hills of Appalachia, I was a fat baby. Fireside lore maintains that I've remained the same weight since birth, bestowing a low wind-resistance that eventually led to a track & field scholarship at Auburn where I ran fast and studied literature and creative writing.

After college, I briefly slowed to a walk for a stint on the runway in NYC. Then, in an act of reverse-evolution, I transformed from land animal to creature of the sea and served 15 years as an Ocean Lifeguard and EMT with San Diego Fire-Rescue. One cool fall day, it dawned on me that perhaps I should trade the ocean, surfing, and saving the aquatically inept from the briny deep for mountains, snowboarding, and professionally playing with words all day.

Along that path, in journals and short stories, the constant has been writing. You can read some things I've written on this site. If you like the things I've written, I could write something for you, too.