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fiction publications

Below, you'll find some of my work that's been published. 


Much of it is available for purchase, and some is available to read for free. 


If you're interested in reading a piece that's locked behind a paywall, contact me.

"The End of the World Is Not the End of the World"

Two women go on a quest in search of an all-woman utopia, but when they get there they realize a truth about utopias: utopias will still have bitches.  


This anthology is currently available for purchase on the editor's website:

Purchase the Anthology Here

"0n L0v3"

A sexbot named Misty discovers she's developed new synapses after gorging on too many microchips at a party. 


This piece is a stand-alone origin story to a character in my novel-in-progress, The Frailty of Fruit.

Purchase the Anthology Here

"Please Don't Eat the Mattress"

I wrote this piece during my MFA at BGSU about an interplanetary comedian, based on my experience headlining the La Jolla Comedy Store when Robin Williams dropped in and interrupted my set. 


Originally this piece appeared in Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, Feb 2023. 

Purchase the Anthology Here

"How to Hit a Woman"

I wrote this piece during the second year of my PhD at GSU. It's a satire/takedown of Junot Diaz's piece with a similar name, only feminist and future-forward.


I was thrilled when the editor emailed me my acceptance letter within hours of receiving my submission!

Read for Free

"The Alienation of Bert McKinney"

An Ohio man is perturbed that everyone in his small farming community is visited by aliens, except him.


This appeared in Etherea Magazine Issue #7, February 2022

Purchase for $4 from Etherea

more to come...

I'll update this page soon with more published pieces!

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