Hi and welcome to my site! I’m the author of the Eucalyptus Lane novels, a series steeped in crime fiction laced with steamy romance in the heart of Silicon Valley. This quirky fast-paced saga features a cast of transgressive eccentrics who can’t seem to get out of their own way, taking a wrecking ball to their own lives as surely as they deploy it on others.

I also write screenplays, including a pilot based on Poser, the first book in the Eucalyptus Lane series (see below for the latest on that, including recent awards!), as well as graphic novels, nonfiction pieces and interviews. I’m currently at work on a novel set in silent Hollywood, and wrapping up a story for a new crime songs anthology.

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Book covers of the Eucalyptus Lane series from Outcast Press, designed by Cody Sexton.

“What you’d get if Quentin Tarantino ever made a Lifetime movie.”

— Whiskey Leavins, Murder in Greasepaint

Poser pilot was a recently a finalist in the Cinequest Film Festival screenwriting competition! I attended the festival and Storytelling Celebration for writers in March. It was fun visiting San Jose, as well as returning to the neighborhood that inspired the Eucalyptus Lane series in nearby Palo Alto. See slideshow below for snapshots.

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More screenplay competition laurels for the Poser pilot—this one from Palm Springs International . . .