Spring 2017 Publications
While the vines outside my window bud and grow, new stories are imagined and written. Necessary Fiction published “Office Women: Three Portraits and Thirteen Questions,” in which I introduce three women who have found different ways to escape the bleak lives in which they feel imprisoned.…
Winter 2017 Publications
Writing a novel is a longterm project. At least, it is for me. I may write a 1,000 words a day, but I’ve never written a novel in three months. I write and read back and rewrite and pause and question…
The Men on the Fence
So proud my writing is featured in TriQuarterly. The story about empathy and territorial borders is, unfortunately, very relevant today. From Issue 151 – Winter/Spring 2017, preview of “The Men on the Fence.” The boy watches them from the outdoor pool, the…
Fall 2016 Publications
Thanks to the kind and generous editors of some great magazines, I have several new pieces out since this summer. In Okey-Panky (Electric Literature) “Walls” appeared. In Jellyfish Review “Brunch” was born. On Prairie Schooner, my essay “Playing the Sports Fan” got a chance. My…
Animal Puzzle
My short story “Animal Puzzle” was published in Volume 50, Number 4, Year: 2016 of Denver Quarterly. NOMINATED FOR A PUSHCART PRIZE. Preview of “Animal Puzzle” It all began on Scheveningen beach with the sea rolling toward them in long waves, leaving foam…
The Empty Space in Front of Your Hand
Green Mountains Review published my essay “The Empty Space in Front of Your Hand.” It’s a personal essay on inexplicable coincidences & the intersection of life and art. It also tells the story of how my husband and I met. Preview…
