is the author of two collections of short fiction: A Last Resort for Desperate People (SFASU Press) and Oceanography (forthcoming from Orison Books). His work has appeared in such journals as Indiana Review, Mid-American Review, and Shenandoah, and he has received support from the South Carolina Arts Commission. He teaches at Coastal Carolina University, where he serves as advisory fiction editor of Waccamaw: A Journal of Contemporary Literature.