Works
Getaway Day
In 1962, a California teen learns of his dying father’s dream to play catch with his idol, Yankee baseball legend Mickey Mantle. In a desperate race against time to fulfill his father’s wish, the boy discovers more about life, growing up, and family than he ever imagined.
Brighter Day
The Flatland Chronicles
The Flatland Chronicles is a fictional memoir in the style of the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. Instead of poems, it is a collection of short, short stories about life in California’s Central Valley.
That Happiness Thing: A Hometown Fable
This is a children's book aimed at 8 – 12-year-olds. What is happiness? That's what a 10-year-old boy from a small California town wants to know. It's 1958. Christmas is just around the corner. His family isn't happy and he doesn't know why. So, he sets out to explore his hometown and find out. With a little help from an elderly gentleman and a magical snow globe, he discovers that true happiness isn't about having the most of everything but making the most of everything you have. When his journey is finally complete, he learns that That Happiness Thing is home and family.
Lions of Florence
Logline: Master manipulator Machiavelli stages a painting competition between a roughshod Michelangelo and a refined Leonardo at the height of the Renaissance in their native Florence. This is a true story.