Short Work

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Reality Pockets

flash speculative fiction with original watercolour illustrations
the little journal, spring 2024

This is why the yawn was invented, and why we kiss with our eyes closed. They lurk in the spaces between songs. The moment we stop believing our mothers.

Animals of the Mojave Desert

micro memoir
Ourselves: 100 Micro Memoirs, spring 2024

The first time I met Daniel, he put a lizard into my hands. A desert iguana, he clarified. The iguana’s sharp eyes peered at me. I felt the flicker of its heartbeat against my thumb.

No Pennies

short fiction
Waccamaw Journal, Issue 26

I sprint into the water, chest hurting, and remember to take a breath right before I dive. Salt burns the scrape on my knee and, for a perfect eight seconds, everything is silent except that rushing noise I’ve learned to love. It used to scare me, but not much scares me now.