My Books
The Summer Before We Left
A coming-of-age mystery
Milo Ford and Noelle Serrano are spending one last summer working at Thornbrook Country Club and saving every dollar for their escape to Chicago. But Thornbrook is built on secrets, quiet power, and whispers that travel faster than truth. When keys vanish, alibis shift, and a fire raises more questions than answers, their loyalty and courage are tested in ways they never expected.
A coming-of-age story wrapped in mystery and romance, this novel explores friendship, class, first love, and what happens when you stop looking away.
Things I Probably Should Share
A collection of personal essays
Fifty-three true stories about the ridiculous, unforgettable moments we carry with us. From childhood disasters to workplace mishaps and family chaos, these essays turn awkward memories into something funny, tender, and unexpectedly moving.
Honest, self-aware, and often laugh-out-loud relatable.
The Soundtrack of Gay Lives
A collection of short fiction
A mixtape in story form. Fifty short stories inspired by the songs that shaped one man’s life. Structured like a double LP, the collection moves through love, loss, longing, and belonging, capturing queer memory in all its messy and unforgettable moments.
A love letter to music, memory, and the stories that refuse to fade.
Recent Posts
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The Summer Before We Left, my first full-length novel, is officially available in Kindle, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook editions. After publishing two collections of short stories, releasing a full novel feels both exciting and deeply personal. This story follows best… more ›
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Chapter 2 Don’t Smile Too Much—It’s Not Free Noelle | Wednesday, July 9th *** Twelve Paychecks to Freedom (and One Exploding Cabbage). Someone was singing.Someone was shouting about losing a shoe.Someone else was eating cereal directly off the floor like… more ›
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Chapter 1 It Always Starts with the Wrong Guy Milo | Tuesday, July 8th *** Cart’s Gone. Nobody Cares. Some mornings, the air just smells like giving up. The golf cart barn reeked of mildew, spilled Red Bull, and the… more ›
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Unpublished Short Story I’ve never liked Daylight Saving Time. “Hate” might be too strong a word, at least according to my husband Dale, but it’s close. Yesterday I started thinking about the time change and remembered a short story I… more ›
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So… I went and did another thing. I turned years of random stories — the kind I usually tell after two mojitos at a dinner party — into a book. And today, it’s officially out in the world. Things I… more ›
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In high school, yearbook superlatives were basically our Hunger Games. Most Attractive.Class Jock.Best Dressed.Funniest. Basically: the popular and pretty kids. And then there was me—Most Likely to Succeed. Which, in teenager-speak, was really just the polite way of saying:Least Likely… more ›
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The Soundtrack of Gay Lives is being recorded now for Audible, iTunes and Amazon. Check out the first chapter below: Track 1 – Run Away, Turn Away Endless thanks to my producer and narrator, Kay Vaughn, whose voice gives these… more ›
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From the moment I was born, I was already a problem. Not the quiet, colicky kind. No—I went full drama: blue lips, ICU alarms, and a father who couldn’t even follow a sign to the nursery. My mom only realized… more ›
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A short story inspired by the song “Smalltown Boy” written and performed by Bronski Beat. A single word on a school bus cleaves childhood in two. And what follows is a silence that won’t stop echoing. *** It happened on… more ›
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A short story inspired by the song “Ghosts That We Knew” written and performed by Mumford and Sons. He came home to pack up the past—but found proof he’d never stopped being loved. *** The key still fit. That was… more ›
