Bio

Ken is a speculative fiction writer...amongst other things.

Ken grew up "redneck" in a double-wide trailer outer a logging town near the base of Mt. Rainier in Washington State. In the first grade, Ken was stapling together pages of self-illustrated prose Ken soon fell into speculative fiction and has wanted to be a writer forever. After reading Ray Bradbury's essay "How to Keep and Feed a Muse" in high school, he started crafting short stories of his own interest. With English teachers, guest authors, and even a couple of letters from Bradbury himself spurring him on, Ken started releasing his work for publication at the age of fifteen.

After an unfortunate incident involving feral llamas and tapioca pudding, Ken put away his typewriter to pursue other interests. Similar to many writers before him, he worked a number of jobs. After being a sailor, soldier, clergyman, and label-gun repairman, he finally landed in nonprofit management. After eleven years as an Executive Director, Ken just moved into public procurement for a government agency. Ken has a degree in History from Western Washington University.

In 1997, Ken returned back to writing and submitting speculative fiction. In 1998, Ken found himself in a writing class educated by Patrick and Honna Swenson and shortly after, Ken made his first short fiction sale. More sales followed.

In 2001, his short story "Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk" selected up scattered award recommendations and honorable mentions, including honorable mention in Gardner Dozois's Years Best Science Fiction.

He won the Writers of the Future contest in 2004. "Into the Blank Where Life is Hurled," praise to writer William Hope Hodgson and showman Harry Houdini, appears in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXI.

Ken has attended a variety of local conventions as a guest professional since 2000, assisting with programming and writers workshops. For 2006, he planned to attend Orycon, Norwescon and Radcon. He is also a one of the member of the Codex online writers group and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Ken lives near Portland, Oregon, with his wife, two quite large and worthless cats that do not talk or appear in his fiction, five guitars and more books than you would ever want to help him move on a rainy Saturday.

Contrary to popular faith, he does not live in a trailer.

Published/Upcoming - Short stroies

'There Once Was a Girl From Nantucket (A Fortean Love Story)', Fortean Bureau, with John A. Pitts (Mar 2006)

'East of Eden and Just a Bit South (Being a True and Accurate Account of How Cain Found Himself A Wife)', Aeon Speculative Fiction No. 6 (Feb 2006)

2006 - 'Four Clowns of the Apocalypse and the Mecca of Mirth' in 44 Clowns, forthcoming. Scorpius Digital Press

'On the Settling of Ancient Scores', Son & Foe No. 1 (Jan 2006)

'Action Team-Ups Number Thirty-Seven', Shimmer No. 2 (Jan 2006)

'That When I Waked I Cried to Dream Again', Insidious Reflections No. 5 (Jan 2006)

'Of Metal Men and Scarlet Thread and Dancing with the Sunrise', Realms Of Fantasy, forthcoming (2006)

'The Santaman Cycle' in TEL:Stories. Wheatland Press (Nov 2005)

'Into the Blank Where Life is Hurled' in Writers of the Future 20. Galaxy Press (Sep 2005)

'A Good Hair Day in Anarchy', Lone Star Stories No. 9 (Jun 2005)

'The Man With Great Despair Behind His Eyes', Talebones No. 31 (Winter 2005)

'So Sang the Girl Who Had No Name', Fortean Bureau (Dec 2004)

'Fearsome Jones' Discarded Love Collection', Fortean Bureau (Jul 2004)

Suddenly Press - 2002 'Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk' in Best of the Rest 3: Best Unknown Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2001.

'Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk', Talebones No. 22 (Spring 2001)

'So Sang the Girl Who Had No Name', Twilight Showcase (2001)

'The Taking Night', Talebones No. 19 (Winter 2000)