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I'm a writer, developer, and lifelong learner now leaning into the joy of writing fiction, coding personal projects, slow travel, good books, and even better meals. This site began as a portfolio of my professional work, but like me, it's evolving.
SOME RECENT PROJECTS:
Organize your manuscripts, manage your writing projects, and streamline your publishing workflow
A lightweight recipe book designed for simplicity, portability, and speed
Let's track our retirement fund without panicking (too much)
A homeowner's record book for maintenance, upgrades, insurance and memories
A comprehensive directory of publishers, literary awards, and book festivals.
SHORT FICTION
Lotus Summer
13-year-old Ellie Finch faces a challenging summer as her mother undergoes treatment at the hospital, requiring Ellie to stay with her Aunt. Throughout the summer, Ellie learns to cope with her mother’s illness, discovers new skills with a computer, and learns what the resilience of a lotus really means.
Tuesdays at Three
An agoraphobic television critic accidentally becomes a celebrated relationship advice columnist by eavesdropping on his next-door neighbor's couples therapy sessions through his apartment's paper-thin walls.
Abel's Hollow
A war‑damaged librarian secretly runs a refuge for broken men during Prohibition, only to be destroyed by the criminal world he never meant to touch.
THE ELLANORE FINCH COZY MYSTERIES
The Ellanore Finch Mysteries follow the adventures of Ellanore Finch, a sharp‑witted, quietly formidable woman living in the small Ontario town of Strathbridge. Though not a detective by trade, Ellanore has an uncanny talent for noticing what others overlook, and this talent repeatedly pulls her into the heart of the town’s most unusual problems. Part community anchor, part reluctant sleuth, Ellanore navigates mysteries rooted in local history, forgotten archives, and long‑buried secrets.
Booked for Murder
After taking early retirement from her career as an actuary, Ellanore Finch moves to the picturesque town of Strathbridge, Ontario, hoping to find purpose in her life's 'second chapter.' But when she stumbles upon the body of the town's beloved children's author, her plans unravel. Armed with sharp logic and a knack for uncovering patterns, Ellanore dives into a web of small-town secrets and simmering rivalries to catch a killer before they strike again.
Spirits in the Sky
In the quiet town of Strathbridge, history is good for business. But secrets hidden for too long can lead to perilous outcomes. When a hidden World War I aviator’s jacket and a century‑overdue library book are uncovered by a student she's been mentoring, retired actuary and amateur sleuth Ellanore Finch will need to unravel a mystery that ties prohibition-era rum‑running, buried secrets, and present‑day greed together in a murderous combination.
Reel Trouble
Ellanore Finch is good at solving problems. People make choices. Choices have consequences. The numbers add up. Her previous career as an actuary has made her an expert at understanding those numbers. When a major animation studio announces plans to adapt a late children’s author’s beloved Strathbridge stories, carefully laid plans are thrown into turmoil. The studio wants changes: a new setting, edgier storylines, broader appeal. Ellanore knows what that means. The town, the very heart of the books, could be erased.
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