I grew up in Bainbridge Island, Washington as the oldest of three siblings. As a child, my parents would often encourage me to read books from our school library, and because of them I quickly developed a passion for stories. When I was twelve years old, I knew I wanted to be a writer. I knew I wanted to create stories and characters that would share my ideas with the world and give people the same wonderful experiences I had as a child.

I began writing stories in the summer of 2008, shortly before my 13th birthday. Around this time I also began acting in plays for a local children’s theater company, once again trying to bring my passion for storytelling into a different environment.

Currently, I live in Redmond, Washington with my girlfriend, Lola, where I work full-time as a preschool teacher while searching for representation for my latest novel The Laws of Vanity.