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Last spring I was a quarterfinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award for my second novel, Dodging and Burning, a murder mystery that explores the truth behind the photograph of a crime scene taken by a young war photographer, and its connection to the complex discriminatory attitudes toward homosexuals during the 1940s. I graduated with my BA from Davidson College, MA in literature from Bread Loaf School of English, and a MFA in fiction from GMU, where I served as Executive Editor of Phoebe. Currently, I teach English to sophomores, juniors, and seniors at Flint Hill, a college preparatory school, outside of Washington, DC.
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Contest Reviews of Dodging and Burning
"As I read the first page, I was practically holding my breath hoping that the narrative would continue to be as strong throughout as the opening and it was. The writing is descriptive but restrained, reaching that magical balance between drawing pictures in the readers mind without overloading it with too much detail ... Absolutely elegant and competitive with many novels already published. Beautiful writing by a very talented writer. I would love to read more by this author even if he doesnt win the ABNA. " --Amazon Expert Reviewer
"The story unfolds in both eras, compellingly, to find out. The author deftly brings a rural wartime community to life."--Publishers Weekly
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