Growing up as a queer boy in the NYC housing projects, I knew from an early age that my imagination would be my most powerful tool for escape and survival. I would transform the four walls of my bedroom into anything from concert stages for thousands of adoring fans to fantastical, mythical lands far, far away. Of the different art forms I used as an escape, writing resonated with me most deeply. With pen, paper, keyboard, and screen, I could create and narrate my own worlds.
My upbringing in the projects influences me to write edgy, grounded, character-driven urban dramas and dramedies. Set against the backdrop of the big city or the hood, my stories feature everyday people embarking on urban odysseys to deal with and overcome some of life's biggest challenges with heart, spirit, and vibrancy. While this is my primary genre, I have also written sci-fi, comedy, and action scripts, which again, spotlight everyday people dealing with extraordinary circumstances.
Since graduating from Vassar College and moving to LA, I have written three feature films, two pilots, and numerous short films, and I have pitched one of my series to CBS/Showtime, Logo, Here, and YouTube. I am a Huffington Post Medium-published writer of a motivational industry blog called Chasing The George. Followed by a global audience of creators and enthusiasts for a decade and counting, I’ve shared an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the career I’m building in real-time.