Scroll down for short fiction, microfiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and author interviews. Within each category, pieces are listed in inverse chronological order.
Books
Dangling, Anxiety Press, 2026. (see more here)
Short Stories and Flash Fiction
- Body Count, Literary Garage, May 6, 2026. (literary)(crime/suspense)
- Or Forever Hold Your Peace, The Orange Rose Literary Magazine, Issue 2, August 22, 2025. (literary)
- Everyone Says a Coffee Shop Is the Perfect Place for a First Date, Bending Genres, June 10, 2025. (literary)
- She Giggled, Slippery in My Arms, Factor Four Magazine, Issue 44, February 4, 2025. (horror)
- Clusterfuck, Roi Fainéant, September 29, 2024. (general/literary)
- Jimmy’s Dad Is Back, Horror Tree: Trembling with Fear, December 31, 2023. (sci-fi horror)
- Brownie in Blue Lights, Ellipsis Zine, November 8, 2023. (sci-fi)
- Patron Saint, in Shotgun Honey Presents: Thicker than Water, August 2024. [buy on Amazon]
- Pancakes, trampset, September 16, 2023. (literary)(humor)
- Lightning Over Pasadena, BULL: Men’s Fiction, January 24, 2023. (general/literary)
- Until They Are Both Empty, Ellipsis Zine, January 13, 2023. (general/literary)
- Cranberry Sauce, The Airgonaut, November 1, 2022. (dark fantasy)
- Barry, Wyldblood Press: Wyld Flash, September 9, 2022. (horror)
>>Finalist for the Brave New Weird award and anthology by Tenebrous Press. - As Green Slime on Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards Drenches Her Completely, a Rising Pop Star Considers Her Life Choices, trampset, August 2022. (literary)
- Through Thin Air, Bending Genres, August 2022. (literary)
- Patron Saint, Mystery Tribune, July 27, 2022. (mystery)
- Indentations, Rejection Letters, July 13, 2022, forthcoming. (literary)
- Chuck E., Maudlin House, June 21, 2022. (general/literary)
- Suit of Armor, Ellipsis Zine, April 1, 2022. (general/literary)
- Custom Welding, Wyldblood Press: Wyld Flash, January 11, 2022. (horror)(mystery)
- Dangling, The Molotov Cocktail, December 10, 2021. (surrealism)
>>Highlighted (with brief reviews) here and here. - Fruit on the Bottom, Mystery Magazine, December 2021. (mystery)
[free-to-read excerpt here] [buy issue on Amazon] - Nucleus Accumbens, The Dread Machine, November 19, 2021. (sci-fi)[reprint]
- Knochenplätzchen, Theme of Absence Halloween Contest Winner, October 2021. (dark fantasy)
- Among the Monsters, Wyldblood Press: Wyld Flash, August 20, 2021. (dark fantasy)
- Midas Clutch, Defenestration, August 20, 2021. (humor)
- Mortimer, The Molotov Cocktail: Flash Vision, June 28, 2021. (dark fantasy)
- Liminal Connections, Utopia Science Fiction, June 30, 2021. (sci-fi) [purchase ebook]
- The Facility, Ellipsis Zine: Nine, June 2021. (horror) [purchase ebook]
- Stone Fruit, The Colored Lens #39, May 2021. (literary fantasy) [buy on Amazon]
- Sunflowers, Flash Fiction Online, February 2021. (sci-fi)
- If You’ve Got a Light, BULL: Men’s Fiction, January 26, 2021. (general/literary)
- Dorothea, Fictive Dream, January 24, 2021. (general/literary)
- Red Velvet in Black Charcoal, The Arcanist, January 22, 2021. (horror)(suspense)
- Fox in Flames, (mac)ro(mic), January 8. 2021. (general/literary)
- Fanciful Flights, Defenestration, December 20, 2020. (humor)(slipstream)
- Lightning’s Kiss, Fudoki Magazine, November 3, 2020. (fairy tale)
- Jawbreakers, The Arcanist: Halloween Flash, October 2020. (Halloween horror/humor)[buy on Amazon]
>>Free to read in Ellipsis, October 31, 2020. - The Serpents of Kthyb Seven, Theme of Absence, October 30, 2020. (sci-fi)
>>Nice review here. - Love Poems of Father Catullus, 365 Tomorrows, October 11, 2020. (sci-fi)
- Frequent Flyer, The Molotov Cocktail: Flash Odyssey, August 2020. (slipstream)
- Pink Breaths, Ocher Haze, The Arcanist, August 14, 2020. (sci-fi)
- Pixie Dust, Spelk, August 10, 2020. (literary)
- Within, Trembling with Fear, June 28, 2020. (horror)
- Underfoot, Bending Genres, April 2020. (absurdist literary)
- Nucleus Accumbens, Kanstellation, February 8, 2020. (sci-fi)
- Crown Shy, The Arcanist, January 24, 2020. (fantasy/alternate history)
- Mistletoe, Ellipsis Zine, December 19, 2019. (horror/humor weird Christmas)
- Roots, Flash Fiction Magazine, December 19, 2019. (mystery/suspense)
- Her Irises Are Hazel, Theme of Absence, October 25, 2019. (sci-fi)
- Dragon Texts in All Caps, Spelk, September 23, 2019. (literary)
>>Nice review here.
>> Reprinted in Flash Food, June 2020. - Protected Species, Jellyfish Review: The Sunday Octopus, July 21, 2019. (sci-fi)
- Magdalene, The Molotov Cocktail: Flash Legend, May 2019. (dark literary)
>> Highlighted in craft essay On Resonance by Kathy Fish - The Gold and Sand of Dhahab, Aphotic Realm, April 5, 2019. (dark sci-fi) [explicit]
- Happily Ever After, Dime Show Review, March 21, 2019. (low fantasy)
>>Also published in print as part of Dime Show Review 2019 anthology. [buy on Amazon] - Rimor Mortis, Ellipsis Zine, March 11, 2019. (sci-fi) [reprint]
- Troo Raccoon, Altered Reality, February 15, 2019. (sci-fi) [reprint]
- Family Business, Coffin Bell, Issue 2.1, January 1, 2019. (horror)[explicit]
- Waterfall, The Ginger Collect, Issue 8, December 21, 2018. (fairy tale)
- Troo Raccoon, Unfit Magazine, Volume 2, 2018. (sci-fi)
>> Free to read here. - Mildew, The Whisper Place (Ellipsis Zine: Four), October 29, 2018. (dark sci-fi)
>> Nominated for the Pushcart Prize (link)
>> Free to read as reprint here (p. 138). - Rimor Mortis, The Arcanist: Ghost Stories, October 2018. [Amazon link]
>> Free to read as reprint here. - The Voids Underneath, The Molotov Cocktail, Vol. 9 (8), September 2018. (surrealism)
- The Girl in Jake’s Red Hoodie, Ghost Parachute, September 1, 2018. (humor)
- Vanishing Before Impact, Asymmetry, July 2, 2018. (sci-fi)
- Cryobliss, Exoplanet Magazine, Issue 1, June 21, 2018. (sci-fi) [Author interview here]
- Daffodils, The Sirens Call eZine, Issue 38, April 2018 (p. 13). (horror)
- Rough and Weepy, Riggwelter, Issue 9, May 1, 2018 (p. 42). (literary) (humor)
>> Longlisted in 2019 “To Hull and Back” humorous short story competition (link) - Chocolate, Gone Lawn, Issue 28, April 17, 2018. (literary)
- Her Hips Do Lie, Jellyfish Review, Issue 30, March 16, 2018. (literary)
- Buttons of Flesh and a Beautiful Fish, Occulum, Issue 5, March 1, 2018. (literary)(slipstream)
>>Reprinted in Flash Flood, June 2019. Highlighted here. - Today, I Die, Ellipsis Zine: Two, February 2018. (anthology) (fantasy)
- Dani, Twice in Mahogany and Bronze, Gone Lawn, Issue 27, January 15, 2018. (literary)(slipstream)
- The Used-Car Salesman’s Niece to Meet Swedish Royalty, The Dirty Pool, Issue 5, January 1, 2018. (humor)
>> Longlisted in 2018 “To Hull and Back” humorous short story competition (link) - Imajean, Ellipsis Zine, December 22, 2017. (literary)
- Along the Edge, LabLit.com, December 21, 2017. (lab lit genre)
- Illuminated, Storyland, November 10, 2017. (literary)
- Curriculum Cupidinis, The Fiction Pool, October 13, 2017. (literary)
- No More Cat Pics, The Dirty Pool, Issue 4, October 1, 2017. (humor)
Microfiction (100 words or fewer)
- They Whisper, Trembling with Fear, May 24, 2020. (sci-fi horror)
- Three Royal Consorts, The Wellington Street Review, March 2020. (historical fiction — interconnected drabbles)
- Among the Stars, Frozen Wavelets, February 29, 2020. (sci-fi horror)
- Embrace, Dark Moments (Black Hare Press), February 28, 2020. (horror)
- Crows, Detritus #3, p. 103, December 2019. (horror)
- Again and Again, the Blade Glistens, The Sirens Call eZine #48, p. 103, December 2019. (horror)
- The Blank Book, The Sirens Call eZine #48, p. 103, December 2019. (horror)
- Roman Holiday, 50-Word Stories, September 4, 2019. (literary)
>> Chosen as Story of the Week! - Spittin’, The Drabble, July 8, 2019. (literary)
- Lupus in Fabula, 50-Word Stories, June 19, 2019. (humor)
- Ephemera, 50-Word Stories, April 15, 2019. (literary)
- The Flask, Trembling with Fear, January 27, 2019. (sci-fi horror)
- Daddy’s Home, 50-Word Stories, October 26, 2018. (sci-fi horror)
- Propolis, Trembling with Fear, October 21, 2018. (sci-fi horror)
- The Weave, Martian, October 15, 2018. [Author interview here] (sci-fi horror)
- Thirst, Microfiction Monday Magazine, September 3, 2018. (literary)
- Abomination, 101 Fiction, Issue 20, September 2, 2018. (dark fantasy)
- Diastanaut, Chronos, September 1, 2018. (anthology)[Amazon link] (sci-fi)
- Ferryman, Chronos, September 1, 2018. (anthology)[Amazon link] (literary) (sci-fi)
>> Free to read as reprint here (p. 171). - Pizza Night, 50-Word Stories, August 16, 2018. (literary)
>> Chosen as Story of the Week and August Story of the Month (link) - Looney, 50-Word Stories, July 23, 2018. (humor)
- Ephemera, Blink-Ink, March 1, 2018. (print anthology) (literary)
- Becky, Drabblez Magazine, December 29, 2017. (literary)
- Hopeful, 50-Word Stories, December 13, 2017. (literary)
>> Chosen as story of the week! - Little Swimmer, Friday Flash Fiction, November 19, 2017. (fantasy)
- Marriage , Dime Show Review (Ten Word Stories), November 14, 2017. (literary)
- Ghosts, 50-Word Stories, November 14, 2017. (literary)
>> Chosen as story of the week! - The Line, The Drabble, November 6, 2017. (literary)
- The Finger, The Drabble, October 27, 2017. (literary)
- Wayward Willie, 50-Word Stories, October 6, 2017. (dark fantasy)
- Hair, Microfiction Monday Magazine, 64th edition, October 2, 2017. (literary)
- Brad and I, 50-Word Stories, September 14, 2017. (humor)
Poetry and Creative Nonfiction
- Bruce Banner Gets a Physical, Rat’s Ass Review, Winter 2020 issue, October 2020. (poetry)
- Sure, Honey, I’m a Sexy Witch, The Daily Drunk, July 22, 2020. (poetry)
- Shoemobile 13, Back Patio Press, May 2020. (poetry)
- My Husband’s Crying Pennies, Neologism Poetry, Issue 33, February 29, 2020. (poetry)
- Two Poems, Fourth and Sycamore, February 6, 2020. (poetry)
- Rom-com, Elephants Never, October 7, 2019. (poetry)
- Deceitful, formercactus, Issue 11, September 1, 2018. (CNF)
- Universe Hoppers, My Brethren, Defenestration, April 4, 2018. (CNF/humor)
