I write speculative fiction: science fiction and fantasy, with an occasional foray into wilder (or tamer) territory.
I hail from the American South, but I've lived in the Netherlands since 2002. I've got four kids and a husband; I've worked as a translator and a programmer.
I also like fiddling around with my guitar, playing bridge, learning languages, reading, staying up late, sleeping in, baking brownies and gingerbread, windsurfing, paleoanthropology, mathematics, genetics, early Delta blues, and a passel of other interesting things.
John W. Campbell Award for new writers
Feb 14, 2012
I am in my first year of eligibility for the John W. Campbell award for new science fiction and fantasy writers. If you are eligible to nominate for the award and my story "A Puddle of Dead" moved you, please consider nominating me for inclusion on the final ballot for the Campbell Award -- or the Hugo for best short story, if it moved you that much!
Third Honorable Mention from Writers of the Future
Nov 11, 2011
I have received one of approximately 85 HMs in the fourth quarter of volume 28 of the Writers of the Future contest. The contest receives thousands of entries each quarter and is open to speculative fiction writers early in their careers.
"A Puddle of Dead" scheduled at Daily Science Fiction
Oct 26, 2011
Daily Science Fiction has released its November lineup. My story "A Puddle of Dead" will be sent to subscribers on November 29, 2011 and will be available on the website a week later.