Grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and earned a BS at the University of Pittsburgh. He currently works as a writer, computer consultant, and full-time father in central Ohio. Over the past twenty-five years or so, he has had poems and stories published in various literary magazines, including Skylark, Wisconsin Review, Bitter Oleander, Nebo, Star*Line, The William and Mary Review, Small Pond, Abbey, Beyond Baroque, New York Quarterly, and Confrontation.