Publications and Contests

Short Story Challenge 2025, 1st Place, "When Dragons Do Laundry"

SYNOPSIS - After her husband’s death, a soon-to-be mother becomes what she needs to be to survive.

The CABIN anthology contains stories over a forty-year period, telling of the horrific things that have happened there, from murderous spouses to creatures in the woods, from unexplainable visits to the hunger of the cabin itself. As the crickets chirp and the warmth of summer nights sets in, the cabin stands in the shadows, waiting to lure you in. Banshee Books, Summer 2025, #1 Amazon Bestseller.

Autumn 2024 Short Story 2024, 8th Place, "The Expiration of Ghosts"

SYNOPSIS - A child holds their breath past cemeteries, never questioning why—until a lifetime later, when they finally exhale.

500-word Fiction Challenge 2024, R1, 2nd Place, "Purple, Yellow, Alphabet"

SYNOPSIS - A man revisits an old haunt, confronting distant childhood memories.

Issue #029, April 2024, Doubles and Dopplegangers, "Imaginary Tectonics"

Short Story Contest 2024, R1, 3rd Place, "Shoofly"

SYNOPSIS - A mother, driven by her desperation to help her daughter overcome addiction, seeks a remedy from a reclusive woman rumored to be a witch. What she receives could be a cure- or a curse

Issue #022, September 2023, Devils in the Dark, "Angels in the Light"