-Where does your desire to express yourself through art come from?

Quite by accident, truthfully.  Before I wrote my first script two years ago, the last creative writing work I finished received an A-. I began screenwriting basically on a dare; but in doing so discovered a capacity for joy and purpose I had no idea I had been starving for all my life such that I now cannot conceive of a world without it.

-What are your goals as an artist?

To move the needle, if ever so slightly, towards hope.

-What is your opinion on the cultural industry?

It can, unchecked, become too industrial; but given the right guidance, the right care, and the right purpose, it can be a beacon for a humanity longing for inspiration during times that feel choked with despair. 

–Do you think independent artists today have enough opportunities to share their creativity?

No.

–What new project are you currently working on?

I am writing Hi: Part 2, the final installment of The Parables Anthology theparables.net . It takes the audience to 2048 New York, 20 years following an AI-triggered nuclear holocaust, and examines how humanity comes to terms with their relationship with technology, trauma, and their own sense of self.