Unpublished Short Stories
These are seeking a home.
Death Cap
Literary fiction.
The story of a woman’s blind date, another woman’s dying wish, and the fungi that will secretly have their say.
Artifact
A horror satire.
The story of an older woman trying to reinvent her life post-divorce, who finds her thoughts being controlled by an ancient handmade doll, a recent acquisition to her antique shop in small-town Texas.
Mother of Pearl
A fairy tale.
The story of a young girl’s struggle toward adulthood in the shadow of an overbearing mother.
Published Short Stories
No Crime
Southern Gothic.
The story of a stolen necklace in the Antebellum South and the enslaved man who was forced to take the blame for it. It was published in the literary journal, Denali.
Flaming
Southern Gothic.
The story is an excerpt from the Bonfire chapter of a previous draft of Pineywoods. It was published in the anthology Out of Many, One: Celebrating Diversity.