Stories, Novels, Novelettes…
Pirouette
A Middle Grade novelette about three voluminous adolescent pigs - triplets - whose leader is the eldest. Her name is Pirouette, and she is creative and clever (not necessarily in a rule-following sort of way). Her brothers are willing participants as she leads them down the path away from school and into an adventure Pirouette did not imagine.
Tiniest
A novelette for younger readers about a tiny mouse, born in a cozy nook in the wall of an ancient castle. When the castle falls under a strange spell, Tiniest and her brothers must help make it safe once again.
The Dragon and the Girl: True North
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A fantasy novel for middle graders about a young dragon and a girl who find each other in a land where there are no dragons anymore. It is about an insignificant kingdom’s missing treasure and a small, frazzled king’s misplaced loyalties. It is about an old man who fell from grace years ago and now lives by choice in the castle dungeon. It is about how the young dragon - Winston is his name - and his new friend Eliana risk everything to find his father who disappeared when he went to investigate strange blue lights in the forest. It is about how actions have consequences, not always good, but by which Winston and Eliana learn to be more careful with the hearts of those they love.
Flying
A story for grown ups about a boy who wants a BMX bike more than anything else, until he doesn’t
Photographs
A story about sister-hate
Moths of North America
“Quieres tú Taco Bell?” the Chihuahua asked the moth inside her head. The shivery little dog talks to the moth that sounds like the claws of a large animal clicking on a hardwood floor where you’re just a kid trying to sleep…
Flash Fiction
“Mary” “Blight”
Published
“Quarter,” a short short, is in Loud Coffee Press’s 2020 summer issue (https://www.loudcoffeepress.com/lcp-issue-3). I have had two stories - both slipstream and literary - published in Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet (“Workshop”) and the MOTA anthology (“Merlot”).