About Me
On top of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA. Photo by Genevieve Breed, 2006
I am born of one country, raised in another, of middling age, partnered, and childed. My gender doesn’t conform to normative standards. I studied science, worked in engineering, love math, play with language, and make art. I write stories - mostly science fiction - and sometimes I'm lucky enough to get paid for it. I worked for over 20 years as an electrical engineer in various fields including pattern recognition, machine intelligence, high speed communications, digital music, and medical devices.
I am currently disabled due to ME/CFS as a result of Long Covid. In my previous life, I liked to bike, hike, snowboard, and scuba dive. I still love travel and wilderness, though both are hard on my body. I have been a DJ, an oil painter, and a bharathanatyam dancer. I listen to everything from jazz to heavy metal to classical to electronica. I love to read, especially science fiction and fantasy. I also read nonfiction, often philosophical or scientific, the occasional piece of classic literature, and even more rarely, contemporary fiction.
My passion for science fiction began at the age of 9 years old, when my school librarian handed me a copy of “The Green Book” by Jill Patton Walsh. I wrote my first short story a few years later, inspired by an assignment in my eighth grade English class. After I began college at Caltech, I took a long hiatus from writing to focus on science and engineering, but in 2013, my interest rekindled, and I decided to write again with an eye toward publication. I was very fortunate with some early successes, and although the journey has been nonlinear, I continue to be humbled and honored that I’m able to inspire and entertain with my stories.
Contact Information
For literary rights and inquiries, please contact Cameron McClure at Donald Maass Literary Agency. For film, TV, and media rights and inquiries, please contact Steven Fisher of APA Agency. For anything else, you can reach me via this contact form.
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