Watch This Slightly Bizarre Animation of One of My Stories
If you like my stories, but have always wished they were filtered through some janky flash animation and a vaguely Eastern European...
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Jun 22, 20192 min read
I Waited Too Long
I wasn’t ready. That’s all, really. I just wasn’t ready. In another time, in another place, that may not have mattered. In another world,...
Jun 17, 20192 min read
It's Always Night Down Here
June 7, 1891 Dearest Mr. Abberline, As I write this, I am on my way to Queensland. I hope to find land there, and an opportunity to...
Jun 11, 20192 min read
The Nanny Box
I resisted the idea of the Nanny Box for a long, long time. It seemed inhumane to me. And I guess, if I’m being honest, it felt like an...
May 12, 20195 min read
Heaven Is Not Immune To This Economic Downturn
When Arthur Bunley died, there was no flash of white. There was no field of stars or flight of angels. There was, instead, the exact same...
May 5, 20192 min read
Send Me to Hogwarts, Please
Everyday, I wait for my invitation. I wait for the owl to come and tell me what I already know. That I’m special. That I’m different....
Apr 25, 20192 min read
Digital
When I met Jeremy, he was a mess. An endearing mess, though. In truth, he was basically a hoarder, with mounds of hardcover books where...
Apr 18, 20192 min read
Until You're Sorry
I wake up in a white room and I’m under glass. No - it’s a sheet of plastic and there’s a woman standing over me. She’s stern and she...
Apr 16, 20192 min read
The Knitting of the Bone
Somewhere in the house, Danny screamed. His voice was still high and reedy, even though he was a freshman in high school. Carla set down...
Dec 29, 20182 min read
A Year Without Writing
2018 wasn't the first year I ran away from writing. It was, however, one of the few where I understood from the outset exactly why I was...
Sep 22, 20175 min read
The Man Comes Near
When I was 11, I had a sleepover. It was the only one I ever had. Jenny Dodson, Temeka Kline, and Bethanny Xiu came. They brought pajamas...
Sep 16, 20176 min read
6 Black (2nd podcast appearance)
Being a deeply self-conscious individual, I think I love the idea of people recording my stories more than I like actually listening to...
Sep 7, 20175 min read
Sing Soft the Song of the Refinance Document Analyst
I'm a writer. That's the beginning and the end of my story. I'm a writer. I write. I have stories. I have things to say. I am not a...
Aug 26, 20172 min read
Hey, Someone Actually Published Me!
I am very, very not good at submitting my work to contests, magazines, and other publications. Originally, this came from a fear of...
Aug 24, 20172 min read
Adios (Flash Fiction Challenge)
“I’m sure there’s a good story there,” said Raffi, leaning against the listing prow, watching the French ship gurgle and glug its way...
Aug 18, 20173 min read
Nothing Inside (or Out)
We've tied Sympathy to a railing on the catwalk over the Void of Lost Remembrance. She does not cry, though I'd prefer that she did....
Aug 14, 20175 min read
Lost Things
I have a lair. It sits atop a mountain. It is not an especially tall or imposing mountain, though the service roads are not open to the...
Aug 1, 20173 min read
Listen to my story on this podcast
If you'd like to hear some of my words in motion (which is definitely how sound works, don't look that up), check out this edition of the...
Jul 2, 20175 min read
Reunion House
Colin eyed the mewling puppy with distrust. "I don't know, Mom," he sighed. The puppy, named Pom-Pom, was an English Bulldog, jowly and...
Jun 1, 20174 min read
Not My Department
Dal Kensington clicked his pen as he glanced around the conference room. "No coffee? Snacks?" Sheila Marshall shook her head. She was in...
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