I’m John. I’ve been a writer pretty much since I was a reader — and the first thing I read aloud (according to my braggy parents) was a headline about Nixon and the Vietnam War. I don’t remember much about that, but I’ve seen proof positive of my writing from the same time period. At least it looks like writing.

Anyway, flash forward a number of years … I kept doing something like writing, was made the editor of my high-school newspaper, and then I became a journalist. One of the old-fashioned ones, with one of those palm-sized, spiral-bound notebooks that said “REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK” on the cover. I talked to all sorts of interesting people, but after three years of being a journalist at daily newspapers, I left the life of a journalist behind. (For what it’s worth, I liked it and the old TV show “Lou Grant” turned out to be a pretty accurate representation of a newsroom.)

Instead, I moved back to California, set my mind to being part of the entertainment industry, then spent years working at companies like Disney, Lucasfilm and DreamWorks before starting my own entertainment PR consultancy. (Twenty extra points if you know what that means. Fifty extra points if you don’t care.) And then, about five years ago, just before that wonderful time known as The Pandemic, I decided to start exploring the kind of writing that always appealed to me the most: creative fiction.

My biggest goal has always been to find ways to share my writing with others, to know someone else is reading and hopefully responding to my stories, so I started this little website.

If you happen to like my writing, I’d love to know. If you don't, I’d actually be interested in knowing that, too! In any case, I hope you enjoy the work I’ve been doing. Thanks for stopping by.

(Oh, and please note all work is copyrighted and owned by me. Thank you!)