I grew up in Southern California. As with most 1990s weirdos who end up writing horror, I read Goosebumps and watched Are You Afraid of the Dark? as a kid. Always been infatuated with the weird and different. Love scaring people, love Halloween. Was drawn to outcasts, so I played guitar in metal and punk bands and wrote emotional, angsty songs. Born a contrarian, so I have a knack for challenging the status quo with my writing. Yes, I’m new to the game, but I plan to stay here a while, to flip tropes on their head, and to make sure the world gets to experience more indigenous literature, whether by spreading my own or other talented folks’ work.