A wallflower teenager and his depressed father are forced to reckon with their strained relationship and stagnant lives when a charismatic stranger moves to their fading town in rural Wyoming.

Wyoming WIP

FOR FANS OF: Tess Gunty’s THE RABBIT HUTCH, Richard Russo’s EMPIRE FALLS, Jonathan Franzen’s FREEDOM, Napoleon Dynamite, Rube Goldberg cartoons, Midwest emo, ginger ale

TEXAS WIP

After getting cheated out of his inheritance, a hot-headed barbecue pitmaster moves to Austin to forge his own future and honor his father’s dying wishes—but a Texas-sized feud with his twin brother might just send everything up in smoke.

FOR FANS OF: Sally Rooney’s INTERMEZZO, Stacey Swann’s OLYMPUS, TEXAS, retellings, The Bear, Friday Night Lights (especially Tim Riggins,) Matthew McConaughey, UT football, outlaw country, smoked meats

UNTITLED POETRY COLLECTION

More details soon.