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ABOUT

I've had a predilection for scary things ever since I was six, when I'd sneak out of bed to watch X-Files with my parents (I hid behind the couch).

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This interest turned into passion over the years and I spent many evenings in my early twenties consuming sad ramen while writing creepy stories for my professors. I earned my degree in Creative Writing from Columbia College in 2011. 

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I spent the next couple of years combining my love of books and libraries. I pursued a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science and graduated from Wayne State University in 2014. In 2017, I published my first and second horror novels, Ghost Mirror and Gate Keeper, with Scare Street Publishing. In 2018, I became a librarian and published my third novel, Grave Games, with Scare Street Publishing. 

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Now I spend my days at the reference desk at the local library, while I work on my fourth horror novel, White Rabbit.​​

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When I'm not working and writing, I can usually be found watching horror movies (both good and terrible ones), building things out of Lego, and fantasizing about becoming a hermit in the woods.

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