Conveying deeper thoughts and honest feelings via engaging stories and lyricism is more important to me than following genres or trends. My main literary inspirations are Leonard Cohen, Tim O'Brien, and Cormac McCarthy. In the rock world, it's Roger Waters of Pink Floyd and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. I tend toward their themes and styles, albeit as an elder millennial. My books have unifying themes around existentialism, the supernatural, grief, music, economic populism, subverting sociopolitical paradigms, and opposing authoritarianism. I've long worked as a data analyst in nonprofits, and the curious yet unenviable nature of making a difference by evidence cuts across my books.