I'm an American expat from Los Angeles living in Barcelona. Arriving in 2002 with a blanket, a laptop and just enough Spanish to order a beer, I set out to make a new life in my adoptive home where I continue to live and speak the language more or less - the city and its people inspiring a collection of short stories From Barcelona Vol. 1. I am also a regular contributor to the leading online expatriate news paper Expatica.com and a short story of mine can be found in the inaugural edition of Barcelona INK. Major Influences Jim Thompson, T.C. Boyle, Bram Stoker, Chuck Palahniuk, and many more.