Storyteller from a foreign land

I’m an award-winning Romanian American author and the owner of Dhawosia Publishing. I live in Seattle, Washington, a UNESCO-designated City of Literature. I studied computer science in Bucharest, Romania, and moved to the United States to work in software development. A few years later, I changed careers. I now write speculative fiction, thrillers, and short stories, often inspired by my immigrant experience.

• My debut thriller was published on February 7, 2023, exactly 22 years since the day I arrived in the US as an immigrant. For more, including the first chapter, see Extreme Vetting: A Thriller.
• My second novel, The Exiled Queen: A Roman Era Historical Fantasy (2024), was inspired by the ancient maps of my native Eastern Europe.
• My third novel, The Regolith Temple: A Sci-Fi Thriller (2025), is at its core a story about the quest for a new homeland, but with artificial brains and androids.

My work has been published in many fiction and nonfiction magazines. For a complete list, see Stories & Interviews. I’m also a member of SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association), ITW (International Thriller Writers, Inc.), the Authors Guild, and Codex Writers’ Group.