Experienced 

I started getting paid to write while getting my degree at the University of Toronto.  I’ve written most of my life, and my employers have been many. I wrote decision papers for prominent bankers, healthcare plans for pharmacy chains, cybersecurity analyses for service providers, and medical copy in stem cells, hormone therapy, and medical spas. 

I’m slightly nomadic. I grew up on a farm and lived in seven cities in Canada and the United States. LA has become my home for the past 20 years.

Thoughtful

Being sensitive has made me reflective. The degree in biomedical ethics only exacerbated that trait, making it challenging to fit expectations well. Those who express rigid thinking fascinate me because I can’t see the world without lots of color. I love fluidity in ideas, and when I find one to believe in, I stay focused on it almost to the point of obsession.  

Reflective

I’m a contradiction of sorts. I sought quiet yet talked incessantly, spent years putting the city and farm together, wondered how to teach those who live in one to get close to the other, found empathy the best elixir, and self-regard to be a toxin.

Passionate

As a creative writer, I love reaching into the soul and seeing what’s there. As a non-fiction writer, I’m a bit of a how-to guy. My latest book, the first one not as a ghostwriter and under my name, is a guide to protecting medical privacy if you change your gender.