Greetings to my fellow travelers! As I understand it, some of you would like to know a bit more about my writing. First of all, it is imperative that you realize I am the King of Sweden! I also enjoy a good ass-punch every now and again and I never, under any circumstance will trust a sewer rat with a sword. Even if said rat is exquisitely charming and dashingly handsome, I shall not give the time of day. Perhaps I will give the time of night, but not the time of day. I also advise you to be wary of the rodeo clowns and especially the little green man. He can be a real stinker! If he shoots you the stink eye, you're done for. So where was I? Oh yes, my writing. Well, what better place than the beginning yes?

It all began with Alpha-Bits cereal. I spelled out "genk" and the rest is history. I must have seemed like a genius to my parents when I did that. I remember it well. I was 18 and my father was very proud. Actually, I had received an award when I was in 7th grade for my first short story. It was entitled "The Isle of Peril." For those of you that can remember the type, it was a choose your own adventure story. I was quite proud but never really believed I would eventually sit down and write two books. I've actually written three, but my novel "The Doorway" has not made its way onto a publishers desk yet. It is a supernatural thriller that I wrote in 1995. I had some interest from Knopf, however I am not a very good editor of my own writing and too possesive to let someone else touch it so there it sits upon my shelf awaiting to be reborn. As you can see I lose track of what I'm talking about quite often. Let us return to the beginning.

With all of my writing, I am heavily influenced by music and those closest to me. For example, I was listening to a song by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult when I titled my first book which is Don't Stop the Disco. It is a line from the song Mindcage if anyone is interested. Disco is a collection of short stories that was written during a dark period of my life and I feel the stories reflect the darkness. That book is filled with thrillers, horror, serial killers and random pondering. If you enjoy being scared, or revel in the grotesque then Disco might be right up your alley. You might want to look in the excerpts section for a very good example of what Don't Stop the Disco is all about. I shall leave the story "The Beginning" for your reading enjoyment. I do feel that writing is an excellent way to express feelings that somehow otherwise would just be buried deep within and fester until you explode. That's kind of how I felt about the stories in Disco. They needed to be written for my own piece of mind. Of course, certain detractors, let's simply call them fascists, question why some of the stories were written at all. If you ever pick up a copy I'm referring to the story "I dig the black girls." Obviously the titles origin is connected to the Violent Femmes, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the story. It is perhaps the most controversial story I have ever written and I may post it on this website eventually if requested. Bottom line is I write what I feel and that's why it was written. As much as I enjoyed my experience with Disco, I did a radical reversal with my latest book, 1 Eyed Monkey.

Monkey is also a collection of short stories, however, there is nothing dark about it. It is contrary to the extreme. I liken it to the most bizarre acid-trip anyone could possibly take and still want more. It is heavily laden with references to actual events, friends, music, dancing etc. It may be the closest to who I really am out of the three books I have written. Refer to the very beginning of this section for an example of what Monkey is all about. Again there is an excerpt on this site for you to enjoy. I was tired of convention and the assembly line writing that is out there. Is there no one bold enough to break from the mold? We've been spoon fed the same garbage day in and day out that we've come to expect nothing more. Well, I said to heck with it and wrote what my heart felt was pertinent to say. The book was also written soon after the attacks of September 11. There was no humor then. Everyone wasn't ready to laugh and I think that grieving process needed an ass-punch to say it's ok to laugh. I think David Letterman summed up what all of were feeling when he first came back on the air after those attacks. It seemed like the world needed to remember what humor and laughter felt like to help ease the pain. The best way I felt to accomplish this end was to write about what made me happy. I also missed my friends and family so I incorporated all of them in various scenarios that, although bizarre, made me laugh uncontrollably. I hope that all of you experience the joy I left within those pages. Read them when you need a good laugh, or just to remind yourself that you're not the only mad one out there. By the way, I'd also like to thank Eddie Vedder for hanging out with me recently in Cincinnati. I'm sure he was happy with the Cubs performance that night. He just reinforced my belief that in general people don't suck too bad. Thanks Eddie for the inspiration and great music! Keep coming back to Missoula, we love you guys out here. For the rest of you, I leave this advice…go have a sexy party!