I'm a freelance writer, primarily pop-media and fiction.
I like loud music and comic books and vampires and tattoos and other things which grownups are supposed to be too clever for, such as obnoxiously lurid hair dyes and staying up past bedtime, which is a bit of a worry because I'm 28 years old.
I live in Melbourne, Australia, where I have a day job as a writer, assistant editor and researcher on the journal Australian Philanthropy.
Books & Zines
The Wolf House
Punk is dead and it has fangs. The Wolf House is a series of five novels for teen and adult readers. They were described by Melbourne's Age newspaper as "rock'n'roll, sex, tattoos, feminism, bisexuality and a sense of what teens really are about", which isn't a bad overview but fails to mention the kitten named Bikini Kill or that the books are full of elegant and ridiculous vampires. Still, you can't fit everything in a pull-quote, I suppose.
Jewellery Design
Subtle Lunacies
"Vaudeville has come to town in this dark range which gives a nod to turn-of-the-century frills and flourishes."
- Grazia Magazine
Worn by rockstars and geeks alike, Subtle Lunacies is a jewellery line designed to give your quirky, dark, strange side a small outlet no matter what situation you're dressing for.
Superheroes to steampunk, day of the dead to disco, jazz age to glam rock -- everyone needs a some subtle lunacies in their life.
Writing Portfolio
Latest: The Deaths and Lives of Sidekicks - an interview with Judd Winick
As well as books, essays, and short fiction, I do a variety of other kinds of writing. In the portfolio you can find music journalism; comics; comics journalism; interviews with film, publishing, theatre and television professionals; and articles related to Australia's non-profit sector.