I'm primarily a novelist, but I use the discipline of short story writing to hone my craft.

By condensing a narrative into as few words as possible (typically between 800 and 2,500 words) I learn much about how to focus on the essence of a story, and the key moments that distill the action, emotions and themes.

My short stories are generally about people living on the margins of society: the mentally ill, the abused, drug addicts, street people, and outsiders. The characters can be confused and unreliable, or wise and shunned.

To date I have had one story published: "Lies" appeared in Visible Ink's 2007 Anthology "Junk", and won the Jennifer Burbidge Short Story Award in the FAW (Vic) 2007 National Literary Awards for my entry ‘Justin’s Prison’.

With my various large writing projects taking up most of my time, I'm too busy to pursue publishing opportunities for my shorter works, so I am slowly posting some of them here.

I hope you enjoy my unique vision and voice...