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“I have been absolutely riveted… it’s a fast read and I’m already into it… I read well into the night and can’t wait to start again.”

Announcing!

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Cover art for "Drinking the Waters at the Shores of Hell“ Book 1. Inside an emerald border, an angry sea of red pastel stripes angles to shore. Against a gold-brown sand wet at its edge stands a lone figure in silhouette. Roughly drawn in black, the figure faces the incoming waves, legs braced and arms outstretched. The book's title is in black, a handwritten script.. There's a tape effect underneath the letters, slightly opaque, to separate the text from the red and white waves. At the bottom right of the text is another piece of tape, roughly torn into a triangular shape. the words “True Stories“ are handwritten, also in black.

My Memoir,
“Drinking the Waters at the Shores of Hell“
is published by
Barnes & Noble

On-shelf at
Studio City
Barnes & Noble!

My book sitting on a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame at night. Four copies of the book are stacked on a brass-bordered start, glowing in the night's streetlights

Three Cities. One Shore.

An incredible debut memoir spans a singular time in America.


Seattle, WA

The iconic "Bon Marché Star" glows, several stories above Seattle's major department stores, its comet-like tail two stories above the wet streets, during the affluent 1980’s. There's a tall Christmas tree looped with a glowing green garland in front of a newer store. Globes of paired vintage streetlights are part of the festive look.

Post-World’s Fair, the shine remains


Kodiak Island, Alaska

A view of Kodiak City at winter's dusk. Lights from the boat harbor burn a distant gold, appearing to melt into the bay below the braakwater.

An exiled family arrives in an Alaskan city, still rebuilding, after its devastating earthquake & tsunami.


Hollywood, California

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Just off Sunset Blvd, a bookstore sells unexpected lessons.

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