WHO? Nomad. Writer. Rattler. Afrofuturist. Minimalist. And then some.

WHAT? I create what I call Theatre of the Cipher: puzzle-box plays where people are trapped in constructs beyond their control. Magic shows, interactive games, high-stakes competitions, escape rooms. Each story breaks down a social system, revealing how we perform, adapt and reinvent ourselves under bright lights. My broader body of work feeds into this experiment. My poetry sharpens language, my fiction investigates simulated realities, and my nonfiction excavates the raw bones of being alive. Whether on the page, the stage or the screen, my writing is designed to agitate, agitate, agitate — plotting the path to escape at the price of breaking free.

WHERE? My partner in crime and I grew up in the Bay Area, but now we stay on the move, traveling together for the past 15 years. From Panama to Paris, Morocco to Japan, from remote Himalayan villages to coastal cities in Kenya, we live everywhere and nowhere, drawing inspiration from anywhere.

WHEN? Every now and again.

WHY? “For while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn’t any other tale to tell, it’s the only light we’ve got in all this darkness.” — James Baldwin (Sonny’s Blues)

HOW? I Go To Work.