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Support A Night to Remember the audiobook through my Kickstarter campaign!

On the 5th anniversary of my first, self-published release, I have partnered with Audie Award-winner Chris Ciulla to offer you A Night to Remember the audiobook. Chris’ narration brings the nautical misadventure of Walter Straub to life in a phenomenal production. Working with a gifted professional voice actor like Chris is a dream come true. But it isn’t cheap.

Now YOU can participate in bringing the audiobook release to life by backing my Kickstarter campaign. I offer up some outstanding rewards for backers ranging from signed eBooks and paperbacks to copies of the audiobook, swag, Tuckerizations, and much, much more.

Please, check out the pre-launch page and follow the campaign for updates.

The A Night to Remember audiobook campaign goes live on June 16th!

Click below to experience a sample of Chris Ciulla’s production of A Night to Remember.


My Marketplace is LIVE!

Thanks to JT Evans and Kilnar Author Services, I have an online marketplace where you can get books and eBooks directly from me. This allows me to offer coupons and deals you won’t find on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or any other online retailer. So excited!


A Quarry Update

As you read this, I am shopping A Quarry of Woes, my humorous fantasy western novel-in-progress to agents and publishers. The story follows an oversized, danger-prone youth with a gifted green thumb who must pair with his estranged, outlaw sorceress mother in order to save their frontier town from a mining baron whose ambitions threaten to tear apart the very fabric of nature and magic. It’s Terry Pratchett does Deadwood, or Kevin Hearne remakes Little House on the Prairie…except my band of misfits actually leaves town once in a while.


Out Now!

Overstuffed Lunchbox: A Bunch of Bite-Sized Bits, my compilation of published and unpublished short works, “masterfully blends, humor, fantasy, and suspense” – GoodReads

Laughs, gasps, and heart-pounding action are crammed inside this bulging box of circus heroes, world-weary warriors, and flirtatious neighbors bearing questionable casseroles. Lunchbox offers up a collection of short tales that are endlessly entertaining.


Where I’ll Be:

  • JUN 20, 2026 – Book Sale & Signing, Black Forest Brewing, Colorado Springs, CO
  • OCT 1-4, 2026 – Colorado Gold Writers Conference, Aurora, CO


Get Exceptionals on ebook and paperback!

I didn’t look to be a writer, but writing found me anyway. Since publishing my first offbeat short story in Allegory e-zine, I have won awards for my work and continue to find homes for my quirky tales, boldly told.

These stories are for fun-seekers, thrill-seekers, and joy-seekers. I write for those who like to smile as they read. Quirky is my touchstone. Offbeat, my muse. If you’re looking to step away from characters of dark, brooding intensity or worlds devoid of hope, then look no further. This stuff is right up your alley…if you buy books in an alley.

Which is creepy.

Go to a bookstore.