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Official Website of Author, Essayist, and Poet

a boy named trout

Now available at your local bookstores!

My Story
About

Writing has been my constant love since I was nine years old.  Thanks to Auctus Publishers,  I am so very pleased to be able to share one manifestation of that love in book form.  A Boy Named Trout is the product of five years of writing and contains an entire childhood and adolescence of cathartic prose.  While not based on my own life, it is inspired by the time and place of my childhood.  

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As I get older, I am more inclined to put my energy into social change, and focus on social justice.  These themes are increasingly present in my work, and the climate of our times deserves that from all of us.  But where would we be without laughter, hope, and inspiration?  Books have always given me these things, and it is a central mission of my life to give them to others.  

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Currently, I reside in Portland, Oregon with my daughter.  Check back frequently for updates to readings, book tours, and other projects.  You can also click on the above icons to find me on facebook, wordpress, and twitter.  Thanks for visiting!

Mercy

My Books

A Boy Named Trout

My Books
what people are saying

"A compelling and tender examination of a hard 1970s childhood where, amidst drugs, sex, poverty, and 'freedom', the roles of children and adults are reversed."

BENJAMIN PARZYBOK

AUTHOR OF COUCH AND SHERWOOD NATION

Press
Events
Next Event
Reading and Signing at Collected Works in Santa Fe, 
New Mexico.  Tuesday, May 9th at 6pm.
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