During his 16 years as a resident of New York City, he became known as a playwright and author of science fiction short stories. His plays "Angel Fire" and "The Lunatic" were presented Off-Off Broadway. His short fiction can be found in the anthologies "Lovers and Other Monsters" and "Don't Open This Book", both published by Doubleday. He has been writer in residence three times at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, and was the founder of The Writers' Workout creative writing studio in New York. He received a B.A.A. in Journalism from Toronto's Ryerson University in 1999.