About 

We are what we’ve lived, and for over 20 years, I’ve lived in places across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, working for UN agencies, USAID, embassies, and non-profit organizations and studying the people and cultures. I earned a PhD and trained in Anthropology after getting a BA in English Literature. Those experiences shape what I write and how.

Wordsley means ‘meadow of words’. A ‘ley’ is a meadow or clearing of pasture land. It’s similar to names like Kingsley and Oakley. Each story here is intended as an open space, full of words to feed the mind. So, please start grazing.

100% Human Intelligence

It may be mediocre, but it is all mine. I never use artificial intelligence to write. Everything you find on this site was written by a mid-sized human brain that is sometimes clear as a bell, sometimes cloudy with fatigue, and sometimes hangry. But every word is always genuine and always original.

10-50% of Profits Will Go to Help End Poverty and Hunger

A large portion of all sales earnings will go to agriculture, nutrition, and health programs in countries that need it most. For all individually published books, 10% of sales earnings will go to Heifer International. From the profits from Socially Constructed Story novels, 50% of earnings will go to the charitable organization chosen by story collaborators.

With the elimination of USAID and reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance, this is something we can do to meet the needs of the poorest and hungriest.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I’d like you to be able to read my stories without any preconceptions based on ethnicity, race, sex/gender, or age. I tell you my work and education background so you know there is some expertise informing what I write, but it’s fun for you not to know the other stuff. See if you can figure it out.

  • I love the process of creation and even the pressure to create. That’s why I write. AI would take all that joy away. Also, I’ve seen stuff written by AI, and it was unquestionably terrible.

  • Because I ran out of ideas for pretend FAQs.