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Still Life with Potatoes

STILL LIFE WITH POTATOES was published by MoonPark Review. She stares at the garden vegetables resting on the soapstone counter. Unwashed, draped in gauzy dill, they have the vulnerability of a newborn foal before its windswept legs strengthen. She straightens...

Soul Cat

Currently seeking agent representation for SOUL CAT, a 77,500-word memoir....

An Inconsequential Breach

Currently seeking an agent for An Inconsequential Breach, a 60,000-word romantic suspense novel....

Foragers

Currently seeking an agent for FORAGERS, an 88,000-word contemporary YA novel....

Revealing Everything

Years before I wrote REVEALING EVERYTHING, I came up with the first line, “Dominic Manzini had buckteeth and a penchant for cunnilingus.” What felt like it would be a story of crass humor eventually became something deep and poignant. I...

Turning the Vessel

For a short time, I tried my hand at woodturning and some of the metaphors in this story come from that cursory knowledge. I am stunned by the exquisite parallels between turning wooden vessels and developing resilience in life....

Graveyard Shift

Conducting research is one of the most satisfying aspects of writing for me. While working on GRAVEYARD SHIFT, I happily went down the rabbit holes of religion, capitalism, and authoritarianism to come back up with something that explores the mysteries...