IN February 2012, after finally completing his manuscript the previous fall, Joshua decided to launch The Bearded Scribe in hopes of connecting with other fans and writers who shared his love of speculative literature. It is upon its launch that Joshua re-connected with his college friends, Sara and Elizabeth. Elizabeth‘s passion for the blog landed her the position of Assistant Editor and Most-Esteemed Beta Reader, and with her, Joshua has accrued an un-repayable debt. After its launch, Joshua added several members and friends to the team; and although Elizabeth found it rather comical that a gay bloke had managed to acquire a harem of leading ladies, he wouldn’t have changed his staff for anything!
Unfortunately, in 2016, Joshua took some time away from writing after a major life-altering event, but has—after 8 years—started writing again and decided to re-launch the site and blog, which unfortunately he had to re-build from scratch thanks to someone hacking into the old site and corrupting it.
Since the start of his hiatus from writing and the site, Joshua has experienced quite a bit of change, which he outlines in his first series of posts since the re-launch, appropriately titled “New Beginnings.” In 2022, just shy of a decade in Atlanta, Georgia, he relocated to sunny Tampa, Florida with his husband, Emerich, and their two miniature schnauzers, Madeleine Sophia and her son, Lucas Xavier. When he’s not blogging, reading, or writing, Joshua enjoys singing (in the shower, car, or en plein air), cooking delicious dishes, crafting masterful cocktails, traveling or attending music events, watching movies or game nights with friends, or forever honing his graphic design skills.
He’s currently ambitiously plotting and writing a 7-book series called Echoes of Eden, the first book of which is called Wonderspark.