About Me
I was born and raised in upstate New York. My early work experience there included black edging in a glove factory, modeling, and waitressing. I have a BA from the University of New York at Albany and an MA from Columbia University, both in English. After teaching two years at the University of Colorado, I earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in English with a minor in history. At the University of Georgia, I taught literature and writing. Now retired, I’ve turned from academic writing to fiction. My short story “Falling” was runner-up in the Atlanta Writers Club’s 2021 Terry Kay Prize for Fiction, and I’ve published two contemporary thrillers with The Wild Rose Press, Stranger in the Storm (2020) and Shadows of Doubt (2021). I am currently completing an historical novel based on my ancestors, Long Crossings. I'm married to a fellow UGA professor; we have one son.
I was born and raised in upstate New York. My early work experience there included black edging in a glove factory, modeling, and waitressing. I have a BA from the University of New York at Albany and an MA from Columbia University, both in English. After teaching two years at the University of Colorado, I earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in English with a minor in history. At the University of Georgia, I taught literature and writing. Now retired, I’ve turned from academic writing to fiction. My short story “Falling” was runner-up in the Atlanta Writers Club’s 2021 Terry Kay Prize for Fiction, and I’ve published two contemporary thrillers with The Wild Rose Press, Stranger in the Storm (2020) and Shadows of Doubt (2021). I am currently completing an historical novel based on my ancestors, Long Crossings. I'm married to a fellow UGA professor; we have one son.
