About me:

I'm a Christian, I'm a man and I'm an author.
I value those qualities in that order.

As a Christian I belong to God alone, and all my talents and blessings are because of him. As a man, I am fallible and pray to learn from my mistakes. As an author I strive to be heard. I wonder how much meaning my words carry onto my readers, and my every effort is to create images and characters that become real to my audience.

I was born in Rome, Italy, into a Catholic houshold. Together, my family and I moved to Pittsburgh in 1995, and that's where we live now after some moving around.

I'm still finishing up my English writing degree from the University of Pittsburgh. That's been put on hold due to my deployment to Iraq. I'm also a staff sergeant in the Army. I'm married to a beautiful wife, and I plan on spending the rest of my life with her.

Writing Achievements

~2009~

"The Tin Can Mind" -- Brand Literary Magazine (Short Story)

~2008~

"The General's Backup Seat" -- The Whitefish Review (Nonfiction)
"The Weapon was on Safe" -- Collision (Nonfiction)
"Midnight" -- Wet Ink (Short Story)
"Lost in the Night" -- Eric Hoffer Award Finalist (Short Story)
"Lost in the Night" -- Best New Writing 2008
Assignment Editor & Photojournalist -- The Mountain View (Army)
Copy Editor -- The Dog Faced Daily (Army)

~2007~

Submissions Editor -- The Writers Post Journal (Literature Mag)
Freelance writing -- G.I. Jobs Magazine
"Child, Hold Me" -- Lulu (Memoir)
"The Tin Can Mind" -- Lulu (Poetry)

~2006~

Worked as a ghostwriter for Dr. Dan Pompa on "Generation Toxic"
Silver Pen Award -- Military Police Magazine
Staff Writer -- The Checkmate (Army)

~2005~

"Breathing God" -- Publish America (Novel)
"The Duct Tape People" -- The Writers Post Journal (Short Story)
"The Problem with my Shoes" -- Peridot (Short Story)
"The Follower" -- Balance Anthology (Short Story)

~2004~

"Out of a Dream" -- Cafe Irreal 11 (Short Story)