'Coruscated Confabulations' is a collection of stories and experiences, most of which took place in prior decades. They are taken from or based upon real events, with a certain admixture of fictional embellishments.
My second book is about a boy who has Asperger's Syndrome and is bullied to the point to where he shoots up his school. I have divided the excerpts from it into three parts: Before, during and after the shooting.
My writing reflects my reading tastes: literary, eclectic, rich, and full of surprises. I grew up in California and New Zealand. Some of my happiest hours were spent browsing through bookstores and libraries where I was never afraid to explore the "different" or more unusual titles. My very early influences include Dare Wright and Maurice Sendak. For a while I even wanted to be Little Bear when I grew up! Later I was completely taken with all the great Victorian classics and then as my reading tastes widened, I grew to love foreign writers in particular: Collette, Nabokov, Janet Frame, Doris Lessing, Mishima. I enjoy writing in a variety of genres, from nonfiction and children's literature, to poetry and screenplays. My other interests include working with hand built pottery, collage, and studying art history.
Accomplishments
I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from the University of Auckland.
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