I’m a writer and storyteller whose creative DNA has always been steeped in the “uncanny”.
I navigated a complicated relationship with my mother through a shared obsession with re-runs of Dark Shadows (remember that show?), classic vampire, werewolf, mummy, and ghostly lore films and television.
My bond with the ghostly genre continued with my first visit to Walt Disney World. I demanded from my parents to ride THE HAUNTED MANSION over and over again.
That affinity bled onto the stage and screen, leading to meaty acting roles playing iconic figures: the Bride of Frankenstein in Universal Studios’ Beetlejuice show, to the opening environmental theatre cast of Jekyll & Hyde in NYC, to a young bride seeking cryogenic preservation for her much older husband, so she can go on their honeymoon, in the cult mad scientist, Southern gothic series Morgus the Magnificent.
NOW is as good a time as any to come full circle, writing atmospheric supernatural fiction short stories with the intention of turning them into short film screenplays.
My stories—from Victorian-tinged mysteries to poignant familial dramas—also feature animals as central characters, blending my love for conservation with quiet, psychological fiction and horror.
Quick Peak Into My History:
For decades, my journey took place in studios and on stages as an award-winning singer, writer and producer. I poured myself into the life of an actor, singer, voice-over artist, stunt person, circus artist, professional water skier, and dancer.
I became a published poet at 14 and continued to write for television, the stage, as a songwriter, in books, print and online magazines, articles, and much more.
My love of the television script or the screenplay never wavered. It just took a vacation.
With the support of a screenwriter friend and my love of the short story, the short story to short film screenplay writing is now born.
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