Publications & Awards

Peer-Reviewed Fiction, Poetry, and Prose:

“Modern Messiah,” poetry, Gnashing Teeth Publishing, anthology of erasure (coming summer 2023)

“Shared Pairs,” fiction, Pink Panther Magazine, Vol 14, Number 1 (March 2023) Order Here

“From the Corner,” short story, Devil’s Party Press, Gravelight Press, anthology Halloween 2023 (forthcoming Fall 2023)

“Mosh Pit,” essay, Quarter(ly) Press, anthology Burn This Fucker Down. (March, 2023) Order Here

“Unnamed Essay,” essay, House Journal Literary Magazine (forthcoming Winter 2023)

“Brick and Mortar,” poetry, Meow Meow Pow Pow (January, 2023) Read Here

“I Remember Running,” memoir excerpt, Aethlon: the journal of sports literature (Spring 2022) Order Here

“Grand Torino,” essay, Red Fez (May 2022) Read Here

“To The Poet I,” poetry, Maryland Bard’s Poetry Review 2022, Local Gems Press (Spring 2022)

“First Light Over Molokai,” poetry, Paradise Journal from Poet’s Choice (Spring, 2022)

“Always, I Smile,” short story, Lavender Bones Magazine (December 2021) Read Here

“For Crying,” essay, Hash Journal (September 2021) Read Here

Raising Panic” novel manuscript, long-listed, Petrichor Prize Regal House (September 2021) More here

“Their Warmth,” short fiction, Santa Fe Writers Project (July 2021) Read Here

“Imaginary Fear,” memoir excerpt and essay, The Under Review (June 2021) Read here

“The Gravity of Adrianne Lane,” short story, Winner 2021 Fiction, Please See Me (April 2021) Read here

“Renaming Panic,” novel manuscript, Semi-finalist in Hidden River Arts, Eludia Award for an unpublished book (January 2021) Information Here

“The Ritual of Smoking,” essay, Winner of the 2020 Dogwood Literary Award in Nonfiction, Dogwood, a Journal of Poetry and Prose, Volume 19 (2020) Information Here

“Renaming Panic,” novel excerpt, Townsend Journal, Volume 2 (May 2020) Purchase Here

“Coffee To Go,” essay, American Writer’s Review, Special COVID-19 Anthology (Summer 2020)

“VW Roadtrip,” poem, Ephimiliar Journal (October 2019) Read Here

“They Butterfly,” short story, Briar’s Lit Anthology, Volume 2 (January 2019)  Read Here

“One Earnest Prayer,” micro-essay, Brevity, One Minute Memoir (September 2018) Listen Here

“Hope That Comes,” essay, Not Your Mother’s Breast Milk (September 2018) Read Here

“August 29, 2008,” essay, Past Ten  (August 2018)  Read Here

“Blue Venus,” short story, Jerry Jazz Musician, finalist (August 2018) Read Here

“The Flat of Her Back,” short story, Scarlet Leaf Review (May 2018) Read Here

“Submittable Frenzy,” poem, Submittable-Centric contest (April 2018) Read Here

“Ignorance Is,” short story, Ink Stains Anthology (vol. 7, 2018). Order Here

“Dead Old Man,” short story, Crow Pie (vol. 1, 2017). https://www.eatcrowpie.com/ (defunct)

“Acro Circus,” short story, Icarus Down Review (April 2016). https://icarusdownreview.com/ (defunct)

“His Name,” short story, Acorn Review (vol. 44 2004). Read Here

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