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On My Desk

Stories in progress and submission out.

In progress (2026):

  • 950-page literary fiction novel with magical realism influence. Set primarily in Scottsdale, Phoenix, New Zealand. (Will be completed by 2029.)
     

  • Biography about a German man who, at 8 years old, started looking for his American Vietnam vet father--someone he'd never met. After 35 years and an attempted suicide, he found him. That's the first half of the story. (Book Proposal & Query Letter completed. Looking for literary agent representation.)
     

  • Creative nonfiction book about how to think like an entrepreneur. Featuring insights from 74 global entrepreneurs around the world and a method of teaching through writing that's--to my knowledge--never been done before. 50 interviews completed. One for every state in America. One each in 24 countries. (Book Proposal in progress, then searching for agent representation while I keep writing the book.)
     

  • 14-minute short film about the struggle to figure out one's creative talent and the level of responsibilty that comes with it once found (to be shot in 70mm IMAX and compete in Palme d'Or at Cannes' written, directed, and co-produced by myself). (Screenplay nearly completed. Look Book, Pitch Deck, Budget in progress.)
     

  • Illustrated erotica novella between a human and AI
     

    • 2025 - Writing completed.

    • 2025 - Illustrator hired. Visuals partially completed, but illustrator had to withdraw for personal reasons.

    • 2026 - Looking for replacement illustrator. 
       

  • My memoir. (Rough draft completed. First draft in progress.) 


Submissions (2026):

  • Submitting MIRR OR  (poetry collection) to Poetry Magazine and  American Poetry Review.
     

  • Submitted Tree Son (short fiction) to American Short Fiction’s Halifax Ranch Prize on 3 June 2025. 

    • Didn't win. ​

    • 2026 - determining next publication to submit.
       

  • Submitted Tree Son to The Paris Review ​

    • Didn't win.​

    • 2026 - determining next publication.



 


 

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