Works in Progress
Pre-published projects you’re going to want to keep an eye out for.
SAM (YA)
Sam, a black seventeen-year-old track star, knows his gift of running is the only way to escape Foxtail, Nova Scotia and the racism that exists there in 1967. His Ma is convinced that he’s a “gift from God” but Sam wants nothing to do with her God or His plan. When Sam starts dating a white cheerleader his childhood friend, Grace, is convinced that he’s making a mess of his life and putting the entire black community in danger but Sam is convinced he knows best. As racial tensions rise, Sam must decide how much he’s willing to risk to leave Foxtail behind.
A SOUL IN DARKNESS (YA/A)
(A Les Misérable origin story)
John is a naïve biracial teen who dreams of escaping poverty and catching the eye of his true love, a girl from high society. But his work as a gardener will never win her heart or elevate his social standing. When he’s offered a second job, he takes it only to discover he’s working for rum runners. But once he’s in can he get back out? And does he want to?
Victor is a young white newlywed and rookie police officer who longs to bring justice to the world just like St. Michael. But when he’s stationed in a small town with a chief who’s reluctant to deal with the true criminals, he realizes he’ll have to take matters into his own hands. Will he be able to take down the rum runners? And at what cost?
When their paths cross, sparks fly that ignite a lifetime of animosity and mistrust.
THE TAMING OF THE ZOO (MG)
Graphic Novel Script
THE SILENCE OF GIVING (YA)
Novel in verse
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”