About me

I’m an author residing in Wilton, NH. I graduated from the Engineering program at Messiah College (now University), where I met my wife on the solar car racing team. See below for a few pictures. We live in a 1776 colonial farm house surrounded by the remnants of a once-thriving apple orchard.

For many years I thought that it would be neat to write a novel, but I also figured the task would be daunting. One day, inspiration suddenly struck and I knew the time had come. I wrote my first book, You Bring the Coffee, I’ll Save the World, a science adventure full of mushrooms, hiking, and close calls with disaster. It was based very loosely on real events, and fictitious versions of friends and family made up the characters. It was a fun experience. I didn’t know it then, but I would go on to continue writing and it would become my hobby of choice. I love delving into the world of my imagination and seeing my characters and stories take shape on the page.

Frost Heaves and Falsehoods was my second book. It’s a fun and quirky story about the world of trouble that can result from one little lie.

A favorite activity of mine is hiking Mt. Washington in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. My first visit to the summit was via the Auto Road many years ago, and I was fascinated. The brakes on the vehicle we drove failed the next day, which added to the dangerous mystique of the mountain. The views are spectacular up top on the rare days when the sky is clear, and the visitor center and Observatory feel out of place and welcoming at the same time. I’ve returned to hike most of the major trails, including the death-defying climb up Huntington Ravine. Mt. Washington with all its majesty and intrigue was an obvious choice as a main setting in Silent Altitudes, a climate-fiction thriller full of conspiracy and good intentions turned to ruin. The book was published by Ambassador International.

My very first novel idea involved a Nazi sabotage scheme in the US before the start of World War 2. I thought about it over many years and wrote four other books before deciding the time was right, and then everything came together when I listened to a performance of Beethoven’s 9th on the radio. Many inspirations combined into Codename Mermaid, a story of God working in the lives of a few broken people to change the world.

Then I tackled a subject that God placed on my heart. I’d become friends with a survivor of sexual assault, and she gave me perspective on a huge problem in our society. I had to get involved, and I had to raise my voice to support her and so many others affected by this crime. I wrote Believed, a heartbreaking and inspirational tale of a Mermaid in college in Minnesota. It was the most difficult book I’ve ever written, but also the most important. I’ve made it available for free in audiobook and e-book formats, and I hope it will encourage and inform.

I continued that theme of advocacy and allyship with my first non-fiction book, Believe Her: How to be an Ally to a Survivor of Sexual Assault when You Don’t Know What to Say - A Guidebook for Christian Men. I want more men to get involved. This is OUR issue.

My latest book is Dear Survivor, a collection of short stories and messages I’ve written as an ally. I pray it will lift the hearts of women who are hurting.

My novels are appropriate for Christian and general audiences.

2001 American Solar Challenge

Hiking in NH