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Welcome! Since you've found my site, I assume you are
familiar with my fantasy novel, The High House, and its
sequel, The False House. Besides being a writer, I love to
read mythology and fantasy and anything else for which I
have the time. I also enjoy playing the guitar and writing
songs, and am a full-time instructor in Music Recording and
Engineering. My first short story, The Perfect Day,
appeared in Amazing stories magazine around 1985,
under the pseudonym of James Turpin. Shortly thereafter, I
stopped writing for about seven years to pursue a career in
music, and returned to my word processor in the early 90's.
I live in West Texas with my wife Kathryn. We have a son
and a daughter.

Since I'm also a musician and recording engineer, I've created an MP3 file of a
dramatic reading (including original music) of a short portion from The High House.
If you want to hear it, click on the link to Green Man Review and it should play for
you.

Not too long ago, I had the opportunity to work with a class of college graphic
arts students, who read The High House and created illustrations for it. With
their permission, I have scattered their work throughout the website. Their
cover illustrations can be found in the Student Art link to the left. I have several
other illustrations I would like to add when I have the time.