Writing Projects
Current Projects and Background
Currently, I am finishing my novel and...more soon.
24-Hour Theater - Wrote a 10-minute play, Catch Phrase, directed by Will Gearring. Grateful to Dog Story Theater for putting up my play along with 5 others to a full house. Watch this space for future shows.
In February 2019 I attended a three-week writers' residency with Bonnie Joe Campbell at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna, FL.
My writing experience started before I could read. I’d grab a yellow legal pad from my mom’s desk and sit for long stretches scribbling marks on page after page as if I was writing. I haven't stopped since. I write poetry, essays, short stories and plays.
Writing shows for The Second City was like getting a Ph.D. in writing at gun point. Still grateful for the experience and my life.
Additional Writing
• Nonfiction book, Yes, And! Harnessing the Power of Improvisation to Transform your Life and Work
• One-woman show Epiphany 3:29
• One-act play, Lakefront Property, Winner of the Ben Franklin Playwright Contest
Novel Coming Soon!
Summary
Set against the backdrop of the economic and political landscape of 2008, the novel tells the story of the tragic results of one man’s good intentions. After being downsized from a manufacturing plant, the protagonist, John, moves his family from West Michigan to a small town in Western North Carolina, to start a new career. The novel explores how his misguided attempts to save a church, end in heartbreak, destroying families and altering the lives of those he loves and his faith forever.