Scroll down for short fiction, microfiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and author interviews. Within each category, pieces are listed in inverse chronological order.
Short Stories and Flash Fiction
- Jimmy’s Dad Is Back, Horror Tree: Trembling with Fear, December 31, 2024. (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)
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