On June 11 of this year, I was one of the writers who read some of their work during “Campfire Stories at Cult Classic,” a performance featuring spooky (or not) short stories one might tell around a campfire. I mined my upbringing in Prince George’s County, MD to bring a Continue reading “the goatman comes at midnight”
As I first reported here, I’m taking a break from writing my usual YA fantasy novels to fulfill a longtime goal (going back about 30 years) of creating a simple and awesome fantasy tabletop roleplaying game in the vein of Dungeons & Dragons. I started this new project in August Continue reading fantasy rpg progress report: june 2026
On April 11, 2026 WDCA Fox5 will air an interview I did for the program “This Writer’s Life,” hosted by my friend Alex Kuehn. Alex is the author of the children’s book, Libby The Lunchbuddy, and she was kind enough to invite me onto the show. The interview is about Continue reading “this writer’s life” tv interview
On March 17, I was the featured speaker at the annual Young Authors contest award ceremony, held by the Eastern Shore Literacy Association. The awards recognize the best poets and short-story writers in grades 1-12. I helped hand out the awards, and then afterwards, I signed books for any who Continue reading my speech to the ESLA young authors
In September 2025, I announced that I am drafting a fantasy roleplaying game called SAGE, which stands for Simple & Awesome Gaming Engine. It’s designed to be: 1) easy to play; and 2) really cool. It’s meant for people who don’t have the time or inclination to plow through 400 pages of dense rules. The Continue reading SAGE progress report: feb 2026
Current as of June 8, 2026. I frequently sell books in person (I wrote a guide for authors on how better to do that), and here’s what I have lined up so far. I’ll be adding more events throughout the year. In previous years, I participated in a lot of comic-cons, but many Continue reading my 2026 bookselling schedule
This is my public notice that I do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to create my books, and I never will. Writing. I wrote every word in every book that I have ever published, and that will not change going forward. I will never use AI to create or draft Continue reading no ai in my books. not now. not ever.
Back in September, I announced that I am drafting a fantasy roleplaying game called SAGE, which stands for Simple & Awesome Gaming Engine. It’s designed to be: 1) easy to play; and 2) really cool. It’s meant for people who don’t have the time or inclination to plow through 400 Continue reading SAGE progress report
Yesterday, September 30, I officially ended 27 years of working for the Federal government. I started in 1998 as a technical writer for the U.S. Census Bureau, then became a business manager for the Department of Commerce from 2001-2007. I then joined the Federal Railroad Administration (part of the Department Continue reading a new chapter begins
Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time (August, 2025), there was a fantasy book convention making its debut in the Washington DC area. It promised many splendors: Immerse yourself in your favorite bookish worlds with over 100 vendors and guest authors, exciting panels and workshops, TTRPG room, Continue reading once upon a scam
