What's the most improbable but true thing about you?
I have webbed toes, yet somehow I still have not heard the Call to become a full Deep One.

Why did you choose to submit to Horror Over the Handlebars?
I shouldn’t have because it is bad form for the editor to be one of the contributors, but I had such a good story idea that I couldn’t resist.

Tell us a little about your story, “Biker Gang” and its genesis. 
I wanted the kids on bikes to be the bad guys instead of the heroes, and calling them a biker gang seemed obvious. It’s a wish-fulfillment story since I was bullied as a child like my protagonist. I gave Hyssop wicked allergies because in the ‘80s, no one had killer food allergies; we all ate peanut butter, milk, and bread without fear. I wanted Hyssop to stand out because she has modern problems in the past. And I gave her a baby monster as her only friend.

Tell us about “Out There” in Horror Over the Handlebars and what you liked about it.
It’s one of those stories that’s simple and classic and when you read it, you slap yourself upside the head and think, why couldn’t I have written that? It’s got meteors, adolescent love, pod people, and it’s short and tight.

If you could time travel, where would you go, what would you do, and why would you do that?
I would go back to July 1562 and stop Bishop DeLanda from burning all the Mayan codices. That auto-da-fé was a New World tragedy equal to the loss of the Library of Alexandra.

Who would you bring back from the dead for one hour and what would you do with them?
So many of my honored, beloved dead and so much I would love to tell them…could they elect a spokesperson that I could just info dump everything to and they could bring it back across the divide? But no, they already know everything. So, DeLanda again, and have him set on fire.

What's your favorite piece of art? Could be music, writing, sculpture, painting…
Mexican alebrijes are my favorite art style and I own a few small ones.

What are you most proud of creating?
The time-traveling lizard worldview that underlies everything I write. It existed in Airesford 15 years ago and I had no idea.

What's next on your literary horizon?  
Fat Monster, from Nightmare Press, will be out later this year (2024), and I’m planning a couple of non-fiction books about writing, some secret projects, and even more great anthologies, so stay tuned.

Where can readers connect with you online?
Here! Plus, my author website, my Facebook author and publisher pages, and Instagram.