
Short Fiction & Poetry
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Browse my portfolio of over 100 pieces of short fiction and poetry, published in various magazines, anthologies, and journals!
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“The Finch and the Fir Tree” in Crow & Cross Keys
She wondered if she could transform into a bear, or an ant underground, something that could burrow into the depths of the soil or rock and stay there for months in the winter, unconcerned with the cold or with cages.
“The Way the Light Tangles” in Zooscape
When Jan reached four years into sixty, his daughter and her son flew off into the glorious first exploration past the Milky Way to somewhere called Z-1.
“Walking Up to TSA: a Framed Mental Breakdown” in Oddball Magazine
I forgot how to take off my shoes /
How do normal people /
Take off their shoes /
“Remember to Look Up” in Dragon Gems
Aloe waited in the mailbox, shivering in the February freeze along with his three foster siblings, Cactus, Snake Plant, and Jade.
“Texts My Panic Attack Sent Me” in Pink Hydra
Panic Attack: WAKE UP THERE’S A BEAR
Me: what no there’s not
Panic Attack: BEARS EVERYWHERE
“Even the Stars” in Literary Heist
Success looks like crying at night /
when you’ve overcome the ticking /
of the clock, ever listing what it wants /
“Adopt a Rest” in Spellbinder
In that time between interesting things /
We Rests flourish /
During the whirling wheel /
“Men Also Love Scalp Massages” in The Literary Hatchet
Men also love scalp massages /
and trailed fingers in their hair /
“The Addendum of Color” in Third Wednesday
The crimson leaf pile near the street drain /
Has a picture of reasons for you to skip down the walk /
“Morning Air” in Rough Cut Press
A phantom muscle in my brain /
Works on weekends and overtime /
To convince me that I’m imminent /
Just that, imminent /
“The Bear in the Restaurant” in Serotonin
Reda hunched in her chair in the bright, cheery restaurant, her mouth dry, clenching her fists. A bear might as well have been lumbering towards her, the way her chest flip-flopped with nerves. She had no excuse.