Writing

A short story set in Southern Appalachia, where young Amos must confront his own tendency to violence amidst a small town rife with both discouraging injustice and inspiring examples of compassion.

Photo by JP Valery on Unsplash Check out my short story Raccoon's Eyes on Litro Magazine's website. This story went through four different drafts, and with input from several readers I'm happy with how it turned out. It follows a disoriented woman named Julia, who returns to her mother’s house for the first time in decades after a messy breakup. Already reeling from co-dependency and financial woes, Julia is overwhelmed by the reality of her mother’s dementia, which is aggr

Photo by Nick Moore via Unsplash. Here is an excerpt of my new short story, "Full Immersion," which is featured in the first issue of The DeKalb Voices Review . You can read the entire story in the online publication, along with other short stories, essays, and poetry from writers local to DeKalb County, GA. Enjoy! The summer Granny gave up drinking, her fresh conviction brought a wave of change to our free-range schedule. One Sunday morning before my cousin and I could esca

He steers his brown delivery truck off the highway and down a worn, two-lane road. Several potholes jostle the old vehicle, and he holds...

The places we live are like silent witnesses to our comings and goings. The most intimate parts of our lives occur on the patch of earth...

I am working on a story set in the fictional seaside village of Manalak. This is a short mythology of their community. - - - - - The...

Although he was curious by nature, Jules interacted with his neighborhood using extreme caution, carrying around his dad’s stubborn...

I stood opposite my neighbor Michael with my heart still racing and my breathing lengthening out until it became slower and more relaxed....

An excerpt from "What the Bird Sees in Flight: Collected Stories of a New Zealand Farming Family." Available for purchase in paperback...

Seagulls arced across the sky like tiny kites restrained on invisible strings. With haggard steps, a man with dark glasses and a...