I'm a freelance writer of fiction and non-fiction. I love, most of all, magic realism, mystery, and fantasy, though I started out writing science fiction. I write and ghostwrite and edit fiction, non-fiction, and screenplays. I'm also a performing musician and recording artist along with my husband, Jeff. Major influences on my writing and life are Ray Bradbury, W.P. Kinsella, Tim Powers, and a gentleman named Abdu'l-Baha.

Published 6 fantasy novels and a plethora of short fantasy, magic realism, and SF in magazines such as ANALOG, REALMS OF FANTASY, CENTURY, INTERZONE, and AMAZING STORIES. My novelette "The White Dog" was a finalist for the British Science fiction award, my novelette "O, Pioneer" was a finalist for the Sidewise Award for alternate history.

Through our indie label, Mystic Fig, my husband and I have released 3 CD albums of music: 2 parody albums -- RETRO ROCKET SCIENCE and ALIENS ATE MY HOMEWORK -- and one original album -- MANHATTAN SLEEPS. For our musical efforts we've won the Pegasus awards for Best Parody, and Best Performer in 2003 and 2005, respectively.

Latest release: a collection of my previously published short fiction entitled: I LOVED THY CREATION from Juxta Publishing. You can order from Amazon, Borders, or from the publisher. Read my fiction on Book View Cafe: www.bookviewcafe.com. The new website where writers and readers collide. Read my weekly blog every Wednesday.

Mystic Fig
A work in progress. We hope to market our CDs from this site as well...

Jeff & Maya's Music Site
A place you can be fans of our music.

Book View Cafe
A place you can read and purchase fiction by a group of professional writers engaged in a publishing co-op. Includes: Ursula LeGuin, Vonda McIntyre, Sarah Zettel and Jennifer Stevenson.

Powell's Books
These guys even have my backlist!