The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.

This is a wonderful joke to play upon a prisoner, to promise forgiveness.

You can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now.

I have been loved said Edward to the stars

Did you think that rats do not have hearts? Wrong. All living things have a heart. And the heart of any living thing can be broken.

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.

The themes in my books, like in life, are about grace and redemption and you never know when they're going to show up and what form they're going to be in. Stories emerge from keeping your heart open to the people that cross in front of you or the dogs or the mice, and their ability to open you up and enrich your life.