My historical fantasy novel, Fate Accompli: The Water Nymph Gospels, Book 1, will be published May 18, 2021 by Ellysian Press.I published my debut novel, Kasper Mützenmacher’s Cursed Hat (Curiosity Quills Press), in 2017. Foreword Clarion Reviews rated the novel 5 out of 5, nominated it as a 2017 Indies Book of the Year Finalist in the fantasy category, and shortlisted it for the editor’s prize. Kirkus Review described Cursed Hat as “an undeniably imaginative journey” that “keeps the reader eager to uncover its final destination.” I will expand and re-release Cursed Hat as Books 2 & 3 of The Water Nymph Gospels.Aside from novels, I’ve published short stories, one of which was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and humor pieces in Defenestration and The Satirist.When not wearing my fiction writer hat, I practice consumer protection law in Washington, D.C. Rest assured your tax dollars are hard at work as I battle marketers of “modern miracles” like weight-loss earrings and penile-enhancing herbs. (Please let me know if you spot an ad for penile enhancement earrings.)I graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in philosophy, which, surprisingly, did not qualify me for gainful employment. In short, it was on to graduate school. Well, almost. I spent a year touring with a professional comedy troupe, writing and performing sketch comedy at colleges in the Mid-Atlantic States. After that frolic and detour, it was a blur of law school, falling in love, cats, marriage, a dog, children, a fish, more dogs, another fish, a chinchilla, guinea pigs, and an assortment of uninvited rodents that have since burrowed through the foundation. Storybook.I live in Kensington, Maryland with my wife, Laura. Stoney and Bay are our adult children. Wait. Adult children? WTF? The chinchilla and guinea pigs have moved on to homes with younger kids. The fish is dead.