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Our Roots Devour reprint

5/12/2021

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My Story "Our Roots Devour," which was originally published in Apparition Literary Magazine, has been reprinted at PodCastle. It's beautifully narrated by Alethea Kontis and you can read/listen to it here.
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Story Hour Reading

5/1/2021

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On May 5th I'll be reading my fiction for Story Hour! You can find out more info, including times and links to both the Zoom and Facebook livestreams here.

*UPSDATE My reading at Story Hour is now viewable on their Facebook page! You can view the entire evening, including my stories and the wonderful Nicole J. LeBoeuf here.
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All That Perfect Blue

4/12/2021

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My science fiction story, "All That Perfect Blue," is in the latest issue of Aurealis.  You can purchase the issue here.
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Asimov's Readers' Award Finalist

4/2/2021

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I'm happy to announce that my poem, "After a Year of Solitude," is a finalist for the Asimov's Readers' Award! You can find the complete list of finalists here.
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After the Bomb: Week Two and Starving

3/1/2021

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My poem, "After the Bomb: Week Two and Starving," is now out in the latest issue of  NonBinary Review. You can purchase the issue here. 
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The Imitation Sea reprinted

1/22/2021

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"The Imitation Sea," my short story (originally published in Shimmer), about grief and hyper vigilant toys, has been reprinted in Fusion Fragment!  You can read the full issue here.
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Brood Five

12/28/2020

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My story, "Brood Five," (featuring cicadas, addiction, familial bonds and body horror), is now available to read in Vol 3, Issue 2 of Vastarien. You can purchase the issue here.
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Goodbye, Julia

12/18/2020

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My post apocalyptic foodie story, "Goodbye, Julia," has been published by Distant Shore Publishing. You can read it here.
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From the Earth to the Stars Interview

12/9/2020

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My interview in Asimov Magazine's blog, From the Earth to the Stars is now live! I talk a bit about my writing process, the origins of my poem, "After a Year of Solitude." You can read the interview in its entirety here.
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AWARDS ELIGIBILITY 2020

11/30/2020

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It's that time of year again, and, in spite of 2020 being a bit rough on all fronts, I do have a handful of short stories and poems that are eligible for awards. I've included links, info and excerpts below, (most are available to read for free online). 
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Matches, Tower, Sister, Stone 
Flash Fiction Online, 
June 2020 (short story, fantasy/horror)
"The summer my sister Mindi turned thirteen and the Leukemia began chewing her bones to lace, she built a city of ghosts..."
"...a gripping and intense read, heavy with shadows and a feeling that things are most definitely not going to be okay. The ending is a shattering implication, a whisper that speaks volumes, and promises its own fresh horrors to come..." -Quick Sip Reviews
Read the full story here.

The Tender, Searing Wind  
Dream of Shadows, August 2020 (short story, fantasy)
"It’s an honor, they say. As if death is somehow a compliment..."
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Read the full story here.

Awakening
 
If There's Anyone Left, November 2020 
(short story, science fiction)
"We feel the stirring now, as She once promised us...
Purchase the anthology here.


Goodbye, Julia
Distant Shore Publishing, December, 2020 (short story, science fiction)  
"There she is, Julia, black and white and two dimensional, standing beside me as if she’s wandered off the back of the dust jacket and into this stranger’s kitchen..." 
Read the full story here.

Brood Five
Vastarien Literary Journal, December 2020 (short story, dark fantasy/horror)
​"Every seventeen years, the magicicada septendecim emerge..."
Purchase the issue here.


As if My Flesh was Summer Soil 
Uncanny Magazine October 2020 (short poem, fantasy)
"I make my bed as my mother taught me,
smoothing sheets corner to corner, curve to curve..."

Read the full poem here.
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Moonrise
 
Kaleidotrope October 2020 (long poem, fantasy)

"The doctors believe
the moon rising
in your throat
is cancer..."

Read the full poem here.

After a Year of Solitude  
Asimov's Science Fiction November 2020 (short poem, science fiction)
"The onboard medic
says not to worry.
Outworld parasites
can’t survive
a human host..."

Read the full poem here. 


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