After studying ceramics in Japan for two and a half years, I returned to the Midwest and launched Linden Hills Pottery with my wife, Cynthia Mosedale. Over the last 30 years, we have received multiple honors selling our ceramic art at shows throughout the country. The greatest honor was making a living at work we love to do.
Writing has always been part of my artistic journey. It began with my 11th-grade English teacher who made us write spontaneous short stories. This led to writing just for the enjoyment of writing. Years later, “The Bruised Peach,” a short story published by Pulp Fiction, won the 2017 Hummingbird’s Editor’s Choice Award. My first completed novel, “The Change,” won an SDSU honorable mention in 2018 and landed an agent. This was my first experience with the brutality of the publishing world. The book languished for years, my agent long gone, but now the novel will find a new life in 2025.
After the disaster with my first novel, I wrote “The 2nd Coming of Orlando Rock” which became a 2023 Page Turner finalist. I chose a hybrid publisher, Mirador, and was elated with the result. “Radical Encounter” is the stand-alone sister book to "Orlando Rock," and a joy to write. It is another thrilling ride into the cosmic mystery that surrounds these characters (and writing itself).
You can find more about my work as an author (Books (lindenhillspottery.com) and a ceramic artist. (https://www.lindenhillspottery.com)
