Publications & Honors

“The Bridge.” Short Story. Winner of the 2020 Black Fox Writing Contest. Black Fox Literary Magazine. Online and in print, 25 February 2021.

“An Interview with Brett Riley, Author of Lord of Order.” The Masters Review Blog. Online, 11 February 2021.

“Borrowing Your Editor’s Brain Will Rewire Yours–In a Good Way, by Amy L. Bernstein.” Featured Editor. SYNERGY. Online, 11 February 2021.

“Still Submitting, Still Learning: The Path to Publishing.” Blog Post. Project Write Now Blog. Online, 27 January 2021.

“What We Read in 2020.” Brief Review of The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. The Masters Review Blog. Online, 13 January 2021.

“Dream Circle.” Short Story. Finalist for Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards. 13 January 2021.

“Divorce Ranch.” Flash Essay. Runner-Up in Q1 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest. WOW! Women on Writing. Online, 6 January 2021.

“Wild Violets.” Flash Fiction. Rathalla Review. Online, 16 December 2020.

“Rats.” Short Story. Honorable Mention. Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Competition. 15 December 2020.

“Goya.” Poem. Lavender Review. Online, 1 December 2020.

“An Interview with Kasey Thornton, Author of Lord the One You Love Is Sick.” The Masters Review Blog. Online, 10 November 2020.

“Divorce Ranch.” Flash Essay. Second Place in -1000 Below Flash Contest. Midway Journal. Online, October 2020. Pushcart Prize Nomination.

“An Interview with Jessica O’Dwyer, Author of Mother Mother.” The Masters Review Blog. Online, 1 October 2020.

“Prickly Pear.” Micro Fiction. 101 Words. Online, 29 September 2020.

“Green Creek.” Short Story. Finalist. “Stories That Need to Be Told.” Tulip Tree Publishing. September 2020.

“An Interview with Caroline Allen, Author of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water.” The Masters Review Blog. Online, 11 September 2020.

“The Red Fox.” Short Story. Mslexia. In print, 1 September 2020.

“Anyone but Adam.” Micro Fiction. The West Review. Online, 10 August 2020.

“An Interview with Diane Zinna, Author of The All-Night Sun.” The Masters Review Blog. Online, 4 August 2020.

“Get the Seed Out.” Short Story. The Sock Drawer. Online, 1 August 2020.

“Foolproof.” Flash Fiction. Little Old Lady Comedy. Online, 27 July 2020.

“July Book Review: Other People’s Pets by R.L. Maizes.” The Masters Review Blog. Online, 14 July 2020.

“Antagonizing the Flock.” Flash Fiction.  A Girl’s Guide to Fly Fishing, Reflex Fiction Volume Three. In print, Summer 2020. Reflex Fiction, Long-List. Online, 25 May 2019.

“Rats.” Short Story. Prime Number Magazine. Finalist for Award for Short Fiction. July 2020.

“New Writing on the Net.” Content Curation. The Masters Review Blog. 26 June 2020.

“Made by a Lesbian.” Flash Fiction. The Wild Word. 30 June 2020.

“Under the Moon.” Flash Fiction. Flash Fiction Magazine. 17 June 2020.

“Rockabye Lullabye.” Flash Fiction. Reedsy Prompts. Online, 31 May 2020.

“A Sense of Time and Place.” Craft Essay. The Masters Review Blog. Online, 20 May 2020.

“Eyesores.” Flash Fiction. Reflex Fiction. Online, 9 May 2020.

“Homesick Revisited.” Poem. 300 Days of Sun. Online, 30 April 2020.

“The Pandemic Pages.” Flash Fiction. Reedsy Prompts. Online, 11 April 2020.

“But Not to Panic.” Flash Fiction. Reedsy Prompts. Online, March 2020.

Author Interview with Renee Roberson. The Muffin. Online, 10 March 2020.

“February Book Review: The Snow Collectors by Tina May Hall.” The Masters Review Blog. Online, 11 February 2020.

“Still.” Flash Fiction. Second Place Prize in Fall 2019 Flash Fiction Contest. WOW! Women on Writing. Online, 7 February 2020.

“Two Englishmen.” Flash Fiction. Reedsy Prompts. Online, January 2020.

“What We Read in 2019.” Brief Review of The Seas by Samantha Hunt. The Masters Review Blog. Online, 8 January 2020.

“The Muntjac.” Short Story. Funicular Magazine. In print, December 2019. Pushcart Prize Nomination.

“The Bell Witch.” Flash Fiction. Reflex Fiction. Summer 2018 Long-List. Online, 18 September 2018. The Real Jazz Baby, Reflex Fiction Volume Two. In print, Summer 2019.

Community Housing Grant from Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Summer 2019.

Professional Development Grant from Nevada Arts Council for Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Summer 2019.

“A Conversation with Michele Filgate.” Interview with Michele Filgate. The Masters Review Blog. Online, 14 June 2019.

“Prison Seems Likely.” Flash Fiction. Quarterly Contest Winner for December 2018. Shady Grove Literary. Online, 3 February 2019.

“What We Read in 2018.” Brief Review of The Friend by Ingrid Nunez. The Masters Review Blog. Online, 18 January 2019.

“The Last Coconut.” Flash Travel Essay. I Must Be Off! Travel Writing Competition 2018 Short-List.

“If You Are a Ghost.” Flash Fiction. Reflex Fiction. Online, 10 August 2018.

“Best Take Your Bike.” Flash Fiction. Reflex Fiction, Winter 2017 Long-List. Online, 25 March 2018. Barely Casting a Shadow, Reflex Fiction Volume One. In print, Summer 2018.

Recipient of John Hiller Zobel Memorial Scholarship for Squaw Valley Writers Workshop. Squaw Valley, California. 8-15 July 2018.

“Made by a Lesbian.” Flash Fiction. WOW! Women on Writing. Honorable Mention in Flash Fiction Contest. July 2018.

“Wild Apples.” Flash Fiction. Far Off Places, Trespassers Beware. Online, June 2018.

Professional Development Grant from Nevada Arts Council for Squaw Valley Writers Workshop. Summer 2018.

“Only Before and After.” Interview with Philip Dean Walker. Chicago Literati, Online, May 2018.

“Horse Mother.” Winner of Fifth Annual Short Short Contest. Writing By Writers. Online, February 2018.

Professional Development Grant from Nevada Arts Council for AWP. Spring 2018.

Author Interview with Wendy Hill. Sierra Nevada Review Blog. Online, February 2018.

“Annie.” Flash Fiction. The Wild Word. Online, November 2016. Fiction: A Wild Word Anthology. In print, February 2018.

“‘Go Down to the River.'” Interview with Giano Cromley. Chicago Literati, Online, November 2017.

“In This Stillness.” Book Review of What We Build Upon the Ruins and Other Stories by Giano Cromley. Chicago Literati, Online, November 2017.

“Heavy Levity.” Book Review of Planet Grim by Alex Behr. Chicago Literati. Online, October 2017.

“Life in Pink.” Flash Fiction. Reflex Fiction, Summer 2017 Long-List. Online, July 2017.

“Be Still My Mother.” Short Story. Prime Number Magazine. Finalist for Award for Short Fiction. June 2017.

“The Lactation of St. Bernard in Art and Literature: ‘Show Thyself a Mother’.” Literary Criticism. Palaver. Online, May 2017.

“Abecedarian Baby Cry.” Hybrid. Tiferet. In print, May 2017.

“Equity & Imbalance.” Book Review of Julieta by Alice Munro. Chicago Literati. Online, April 2017.

“Cracked.” Short Story. Legs of Tumbleweeds, Wings of Lace: An Anthology of Literature by Nevada Women. In print, March 2017.

“New, New Life.” Flash Fiction. WOW! Women on Writing Fall Flash Fiction Contest. Honorable Mention. February 2017.

“Pure Pleasure.” Book Review of The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P.D. James. Chicago Literati. Online, February 2017.

“Nowhere.” Flash Fiction. Tittynope Zine. Online, September 2017. 

“Lies & Mash.” Short Story. Sierra Nevada Review. In print, May 2017.

“Losing Camelot.” Film Review of Jackie, Directed by Pablo Larraín. Chicago Literati. Online, February 2017.

“Wink.” Flash Fiction. Ghost Parachute. Online. December 2016.

“Tricks of the Trade.” Book Review of Illusions of Magic by J.B. Rivard. Chicago Literati. Online, December 2016.

“Dream Circle.” Short Story. Pleiades. Finalist for Crump Prize in Experimental Fiction. December 2016.

“What I Get.” Flash Fiction. The Vignette Review. Online, December 2016.

Author Interview. From the Depths. Online, November 2016.

“Danny & Fred.” Flash Fiction. The Normal School. Online, November 2016.

“Wild Turkeys.” Flash Fiction. The Vignette Review. Online, March 2016. Pushcart Prize Nomination.

“Awake.” Flash Fiction. Chicago Literati. Online, October 2016.

“Wild Turkeys.” Flash Fiction. Runner-Up in “Outsiders” Short Shorts Competition. From the Depths. In print, October 2016.

“Danny & Fred.” Flash Fiction. Glimmer Train Press. Honorable Mention. October 2016.

“Water & Blood.” Flash Fiction. Chicago Literati. Online, September 2016.

“Awake.” Flash Fiction. Glimmer Train Press. Honorable Mention. June 2016.

“Garnish.” Flash Fiction. Winner of Monthly Storytime Challenge. Blue Monday Review. Online, February 2016.

“Gass Peak.” Flash Fiction. The Vignette Review. Online, December 2015.

“Gass Peak.” Flash Fiction. Second Place Prize in Flash Fiction Competition. Neon Dreams. In print, May 2015.

“Lament for Flat Daddy.” Poem. Northwest Boulevard. In print. May 2011.