Writer. Teacher.
Probably thinking
about the Bills…

I've had a passion for writing since the first grade, when I wrote a story about my friends fighting crime and solving mysteries. Think Hardy Boys meets Rocky Balboa meets The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. It was silly — I know. But my friends liked it, and my Mom loved it. The spark was lit.

I specialize in memoir writing and earned my MFA in Creative and Professional Writing at Western Connecticut State University. My thesis explored my experiences as a younger version of myself — a retrospective look at growing up in the 80s and 90s, and how those years shaped me as a father, a husband, and a man navigating this ever-changing world.

I've spent over two decades teaching writing at every level: the newsroom, the high school classroom, and now college. Every room has been a workshop. Every student has made me a sharper writer.

Based in
Western New York