My short story “The Big South” was published this morning in The Coachella Review. This story is from the novel-in-linked-stories I’m currently querying. It was inspired by the work of organizations like the Ventana Wildlife Society to bring the California condor back from the brink of extinction. Arguably, these birds are […]
My short story “Trees” was published today in a special issue of the New American Studies Journal on women and work in the nineteenth century. This is an abridged version of the story that won ScreenCraft’s 2023 Cinematic Short Story Competition and is one of the stories in the collection […]
I have incredible, unbelievable news: My short story “Trees” was selected as the grand prize winner in ScreenCraft’s 2023 Cinematic Short Story Competition! I am beyond thrilled. This is perhaps my favorite story I’ve ever written because it was hard to write and because it combines so many of the […]
Friday morning, I learned my fiction manuscript, California Is an Earthquake, was selected as the Book Winner in Launch Pad’s 6th Annual Prose Writing Competition. I couldn’t believe it—I kept scrolling up and down on the announcement page, looking for the real announcement, because I was sure I was reading […]
I got the news last night: My short story “The Jetty” has been nominated by the editors of Kelp Journal for The Best of the Net! From the website: “The Best of the Net is an awards-based anthology designed to grant a platform to a diverse and growing collection of writers and […]
This is bananas! One of my short stories, “Time to Flagstaff,” was just named one of the 16 finalists in the ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Writing Competition. Out of nearly 800 entries! The winner and runners-up will be announced April 20th, but I gotta tell you, I already feel like […]