Publications & Press

“After Grand Coulee” — Paranoid Tree (forthcoming)
Creative nonfiction prose depicting real events that occurred during the flooding of Lake Roosevelt north of the Grand Coulee dam in the early-mid 20th century.

Nomination for Best of the Net Anthology 2026
Nomination from Pictura Journal for “Over the Sea You Are Only a Small Thing,” published April 2025.

“After the Dust” — Pulp Literature (forthcoming)
Inspired from my grandfather’s handwritten memoir fragments, this story channels the dark reality of life during the Dust Bowl, from the loss of the family farm to the real struggle food of turtle (and the challenge of hunting them) into the blunt end of an era, as the story forces the reader and the narrator to watch as history literally burns. Expected publication date Spring 2026.
“That Which is Outside” — The Ghastling, Book 21
A chilling, dark story set in the lonely forests of Scandinavia. When Alene encounters a myling, vengeful spirit of an abandoned child, she takes on a seemingly impossible challenge to bring it (and her solumn past) to rest.
“Over the Sea You Are Only a Small Thing” — Pictura Journal Issue 3
Leira gave up the dry, inland plateau of her childhood to follow a lover back to his own environment, the inland sea of the fjords that make up the Puget Sound. But Leira keeps finding sharp memories of her past that border on supernatural, making her choose where she belongs.
“Silent/Sounds” — Channel Magazine Issue 11
A multi-sensory poem exploring the sonic quality of natural elements: ocean waves, matsutake mushrooms, snow falling.
Interview with Pictura Journal, April 2025
” I only know that I can’t wait for creativity to come knocking.”
“Still, Nearby” — Variant Literature Issue 19
Where have we left the others, those that are outside? This poem explores the landscape of the people we overlook in plain sight.
“Dancing Bones” and “The Nature of Desire” — Meetinghouse Magazine Issue IV
Two poems: one working through the personification of a wild plant commonly kept as houseplant; one sensuously aligning the natural world with desire and partnership.
Sasquatch Comes to Fight Night” — Bigfoot Country Anthology
When a surprise guest makes its way to a small-town fight night at a rural bar, expectations for the rules change.
“Five Knocks” —The Ghastling, Book 19
A cold, isolated home that just barely protects a teenage girl and her mother, estranged from their previous lives, gives vantage to an eerie chimera.
“Places We’ve Been” — Pinhole Poetry, Volume 1, Issue 4
Toxic memories (and memorabilia) are played with like toys in this dark but hopeful poem.
Interview with Pinhole Poetry, January 2024
“I’m not looking for answers, I’m seeking the questions.”