An avid reader since childhood, I was introduced to science fiction when my parents gave me Isaac Asimov’s The Caves of Steel and The Gods Themselves. Science fiction remains the genre that speaks to me most strongly. My writing has also been influenced by my “overseas” upbringing, and by my longtime participation in punk and underground music and culture.
I was born in Washington, DC, USA and spent my childhood in Korea, the Philippines, and Taiwan. When my father retired from the U.S. Foreign Service, we returned to his home state of Hawaii, where I completed high school. Since then, I’ve lived in Massachusetts, Washington and Wisconsin. I now reside in Chicago with my spouse and two cats. When I’m not writing, I can be found playing drums with my band, 97-SHIKI.
Published Works
Algae (novella) – coming in 2010, as part of the Distant Worlds anthology from The Library of Science Fiction & Fantasy Press
He Learned How (short story) – originally published December 2008 in Forbidden Fruit Zine, now archived here.
Works in Progress
Sweet Heart Catalyst (novel) – A genetically engineered psychic operative pursues an escaped serial killer.
The Free City (novel) – A young woman comes of age in a future dystopian Midwestern USA.
