Hello. I am a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, Author Native American from the Meskwaki Tribe of the Sauk & Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa and member of the Three Affiliated Tribes: Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara. My home is Des Moines, Iowa. I'm always working on new projects. Currently, I'm writing and recording as a metal band called: Somnarsonist. Metal music will always be my bedrock of creativity, yet I do branch out to other genres, like my solo work shows.  
Check out the companion Original Soundtrack to LIFE BELONGS TO THE LOUD!

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LIFE BELONGS TO THE LOUD is my first novel. It took me 6 years to finally release it on 7-30-24. After writing and editing for 2 years I e-mailed the manuscript around to many agents in the country & even to a few editors in some of the big 5 publishers and faced rejection for it being "unmarketable". 

Though it may be unmarketable in the traditional sense, its still a damn good story that has been gestating in the creative ether for a few years prior. This coming-of=age story about finding a "tribe" of your own in the Iowa DIY Music Scene has something for everybody. As of this writing the novel has surpassed all my expectations and has quadrupled my projected sales, and I hope it will find many more readers in the years to come. I love all these characters and the music ain't that bad either! -FL  

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