Gear Review: Warbonnet Blackbird
For all the hammock campers in search of the perfect hang, finding the ideal hammock is the first step. It’s the foundation that our sleep…
Category: Portfolio
Power, Possession, and Monstrous Women in The Exorcist and The Custom of the Country
Originally published in Sonder Magazine, now closed. *** Both Regan MacNeil of The Exorcist and Undine Spragg of The Custom of the Country attempt to…
Five
Originally published in Calliope Nerve, now closed. *** He marks time by the cracks in the sidewalk. One. Two. He steps on a crack and…
Initiation
Originally published in 6 Tales, now closed. *** His crinkled spine hit the ground. Then his dimpled skull. A moment later his leg struck the…
Shadow Hands
Originally published in Black Heart Magazine, now closed. Republished in The Sirens Call. *** It’s gonna get you. You know that. “What’s gonna get me?”…
In Her Talons
Originally published in ZEIT|HAUS, now closed. *** She was tall and skinny as a cane pole. I looked up into those coal-gray eyes, sparks flickering…
Dolls in Cages
Originally published at Lazy Day Writing, now closed. *** My name is Diya. I am a miracle. I am not as good as a boy,…
Peppermint
Originally published at Old 67, now closed. *** The rubber soles of his tennis shoes melted to the pavement. His girlfriend had hated those shoes,…
All I Can Taste
Originally published at Alebrijes, now closed. *** I am hiding under my mommy’s desk, shaking. There are men upstairs in my dining room. Some of…
Replaced
Originally published in Atlantis (2016). Republished at Wordhaus (2016), now closed. *** The memory of my parents is blurry. I remember the smell of lavender…