About the Writer
Neither of us know why you’re here or how you’ve found me in a sea of would-be writers and published authors. But I’m glad you’re here. This has been a long time coming.
For over two decades, I’ve been quietly penning stories in secret, occasionally mustering the courage to share snippets with a small writing group. I never felt confident enough to take the plunge and “write for real.” That is until the Covid pandemic came knocking and forced a reevaluation of what matters in this painfully short life.
An undergrad degree in fine art helped me shape the way I express creativity and set me up with a systematic way to go about honing one’s craft. The master’s in psychology later on allowed me to find answers to what makes people tick. The alchemy of these two disciplines drives the characters and plot in my upcoming novel, Within Thin Places. Fishing in the darkest recesses of our collective psyches has brought up some chilling specimens.
A powerful source of inspiration for my work comes from the Kauai Longitudinal Study – research that has been tracking a cohort of individuals since 1955 to study resilience. Coincidentally, this was the same year my mother was born in Hawaii. While she wasn’t part of the subject group, her experiences and those of her family parallel many of the stressors faced by the study’s participants. The unique issues surrounding colonization and indigenous identity within this group have sparked my interest in exploring themes of generational trauma in my writing.
My other obsession is listening to true ghost stories. The way myth and legend ricochet off of history and religion has been the cornerstone of my life as an artist. I’ve found that these themes never stay in the past, that all of our uncanny experiences can find roots in tales people have been passing down for ages.
In my novels, I blend folklore with psychology to create a dark tableau of horror and suspense. If you love these themes as much as I do, you’re in the right place. I hope you’ll stay with me and hold my hand as I venture into unknown places in writing, and hopefully publishing, the first of many books.