A crime reporter by day, I strike a balance between chronicling man's inhumanity to man and recognizing the hilarity that arises from criminals' stupidity. I moonlight as a music critic and have a passion for crafting fictional tales steeped in surrealism, dread and absurdity. By creating imagery-laden narratives, I attempt to forge a synergy among my literary, musical and historical interests with my writing. Key literary influences I draw from include William Faulkner, Cormac McCarthy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Etgar Keret, Denis Johnson and Albert Camus, with the visual and thematic stamp of David Lynch and the deft lyrical storytelling of Tom Waits and Nick Cave thrown in for good measure.