I've been writing fiction since 1993. I recently placed stories in Ninth Letter and Witness. Last winter, Map Literary published my essay “Other Monsters†and named it a Nonfiction Prize Honorable Mention, and last fall the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture named me the Seth Rosenberg Prize Winner for my short fiction. Since 1995 I’ve published stories in such journals as Story Quarterly, Ascent, Natural Bridge, and The MacGuffin. I’ve had four Pushcart Prize nominations in total and one Special Mention. My story collection has been a finalist for the Black Lawrence Press’ Hudson Prize (2012), The Autumn House Fiction Prize (2011), The Spokane Prize (2007, 2010, 2011) and the Tartt First Fiction Contest (2005 and 2008). I’ve also won an Individual Artist Grant from the Ohio Arts Council. I live happily in Cleveland with my wife and two daughters and spend my days working as a teacher and administrator at Hathaway Brown, an all-girls' school in Shaker Heights.