Published by Short Fiction Break Magazine
Hate is a fictional short that sprang from my own fears. After our youngest was diagnosed with cancer, my mind was a blur. But from that time sprang this story.
Published by Short Fiction Break Magazine
Eating the Sun is told from the point of view of a dead woman whose only companion is her snarky alter ego. It’s a short about forgiveness, letting go and experiencing the sun. Eating the Sun was featured on the cover of The October 2022 issue of this magazine.
Published by Short Fiction Break Magazine
Able is desperate to escape the enchanting Mercy, who seems to hold a mysterious and dangerous power over him. Will he get away before another body turns up? Will that body be Able?
Published by Streetlight Magazine
This essay was extraordinarily difficult to write as it relates to my daughter’s battle with cancer. Streetlight centers around our relationships with a particular place. In the After tells how our family’s relationship to the creek on our property changed after her diagnosis and treatment.
Published by Academy of the Heart and Mind
After the death of her husband, Eli, Opal has one last hope. Eli’s last tomato plant. That is until Jake, the neighbor’s kid, accidently crushes it with his soccer ball. Jack is intent of making up for his mistake. Will his charm be enough to coax Opal out of the hole of depression?