Expands beyond the safety of pages bound by predictability to explore and often confirm exciting creative possibilities. A shimmering collage of memoir, creative nonfiction, literary journalism, and dizzying flights into poetic observation, this is t
"Fresh and intelligent writing" -- Charleston Daily News
Background
Information
Born in the Texas panhandle, raised in Houston. Spent 15 years in the Big Thicket of east Texas. Relocated to the seductive shadows of New Orleans. Influences: Capote, McMurtry, and Ken Hammond at the Houston Chronicle.
Birth Place
Levelland, TX US
Accomplishments
--2002 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award from Publishers Marketing Association
--2002 IPPY Silver Seal from Independent Publisher's Association
--2002 Finalist, William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition, New Orleans