: About Me

I am a freelance writer and researcher who is very passionate about my art. My writing has been receiving accolades since grade school and over the years I have attended many exclusive, invitation-only writing seminars. My writing voice has been lauded as unique and refreshing. I received a bachelors degree in History from Oregon State University. After graduating I walked many different paths. I traveled across Europe solo and lived in Rome, Italy; I hosted in a restaurant, and worked on a ranch. Nonetheless, my writing always wound itself around and through these other activities. It was the one constant. Traveling, especially, improved my writing, giving it a broader perspective and more depth. I have written on many topics and am always eager and willing to take on new subject matter. I am an efficient and well-practiced researcher always looking to imbue any topic with a new and unique outlook.

If not writing, I can usually be found either in the kitchen or in the outdoors. Whether white-water rafting the Colorado River, bungee-jumping from the Corinth Canal, scuba-diving, rock-climbing, rowing, hiking, practicing fire yoga, or trying something completely new (next on the list is base-jumping and cave-diving), I crave the surge of adrenaline that comes when facing and overcoming your fears.

My passion is ...

discovering new people, places, and things and discovering myself along the way

I know too much about ...

being independent

My parents always told me ...

to always have a "Plan B" (most of the time I'm lucky to even have a "Plan A")

My childhood ambition ...

was to conquer the world

My favorite memory ...

is stepping into Rome, Italy for the first time

Why I write ...

for the same reason that I breath

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

is "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

My first job ...

was picking blueberries on the family farm...mmmmmmm

My best moment ...

is when the adrenaline kicks in and I feel truly alive

My inspiration ...

is anyone who makes the effort to step outside of society's box and see things for what they truly are

Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Historical fiction

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I watched as my Queen sat down heavily upon the throne. She looked for all the world lost and broken, a mere girl crushed and betrayed. Yet beneath my very gaze, a transformation began to take place. As she again become aware of herself and her surrounds, she pulled herself up, erect upon the gilded throne. She still looked a mere child, but now a child Queen. "So they want a ruthless and virginal queen, do they, Titus." It was not a question. The deep sadness in her voice broke my heart. "Then that is what they shall have." She signaled for her lady-in-waiting to bring her makeup. I gazed...

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