I am happy to announce that my short nonfiction story, “The Count,” has just been awarded Nonfiction Honorable Mention for Joy of the Pen 2024! This is a Maine-based writing competition held by Topsham Public Library, sponsored by several local organizations. This story is about a single day that I worked as a seasonal park…
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“The Smaller Me Inside Of Me Who Could Have Lived Here”
My flash fiction piece, “The Smaller Me Inside Of Me Who Could Have Lived Here,” has just been published online in Third Wednesday, and will be featured in the print edition of their winter issue later this year. This is a story that explicitly examines the many feelings that come with pregnancy and miscarriage. I…
“I Blew Out the Birthday Candles”
My piece, “I Blew Out the Birthday Candles,” has just been published in the Fall 2024 issue of LIT magazine. It is an experimental piece which uses a real event and real people to create a fictional world and fictional narrator. It is published as a “Hybrid” story for this reason. Publication Journey: This piece…
“Lumpless”
My piece, “Lumpless,” has just been published in The Palisades Review. It is a very personal, creative nonfiction story about my father. Publication Journey: I wrote this piece and submitted it to The Palisades Review only. I quite enjoy their nonfiction work, and felt that my writing style could be a good fit for their publication….
“Depths of Winter”
My piece, “Depths of Winter,” has just been published in the newest issue of the Maine Natural History Observer! This story focuses on an experience I had earlier this year, in the woods close to my home. Publication Journey: I wrote this piece specifically for the MNHO, as I was inspired to write about Maine’s…
“Ugly and Pretty”
My piece, “Ugly and Pretty,” was selected by NonBinary Review for their Issue # 35: “Old Friends.” As an Associate Editor of this publication, I was very flattered, and as a writer, I was thrilled! This is the second nonfiction piece I have had published, and it is the most speculative of my published works….
“Mingling in the Marsh”
My short nonfiction story, “Mingling in the Marsh,” was published in the Maine Natural History Observer this fall 2023, and is available for purchase at the MNHO website. This was a short piece that I wrote about the trail my family and I walk once—if not several times—every day. It holds a special place in my…
“Date Night”
Below I have provided a link to my short fiction story, “Date Night,” which was published in the 2022 Summer Edition of West Trade Review. I also interviewed with the Associate Fiction Editor, Jonathan Lindberg, to discuss my writing process and how I came up with this story. This interview is public on the WTR YouTube…
“A Miniature Bronze Statue of Theodore Roosevelt Riding a Horse”
A Miniature Bronze Statue of Theodore Roosevelt Riding a Horse has previously been published in Quirk magazine. You can find it here: https://www.uiwquirk.org/2021-issue Publication Journey: I submitted this piece to Quirk and Barnstorm Journal, but withdrew the piece from Barnstorm after its acceptance. Marky had one eye open and the other swollen shut with blood and bruising. His face…