Selected Publications
“Self-Portraits and Conversation”
A short story about a woman who, as a way of reconciling with her past inaction, imagines self-portraits and conversations with writers.
“A survivor’s tale? Or witness’s? We might ask the same to all of us who made it past 2020.”
Read the complete story in Fugue.
“Mother Static”
A short story about a young girl who searches for sounds and smells as a way of remembering. Excerpt:
“That piano is too old to be tuned,” Dad tells me. “If you keep playing it, your ear will be wrong forever.”
“Resignation”
A short story about a young professional who works as a proofreader for a Southern advertising agency and attempts to quit her job. Excerpt:
This job is better than others, but working “around three years” anywhere is just enough to let me know that I don’t know myself anymore.
Read the complete story in North American Review’s Open Space.
“As If We Could Summon”
A short story where a woman recalls and reflects on the childhood moments that led to her mother’s leaving. Excerpt:
We closed our eyes, scrunched up against each other, afraid, as if some lady we didn’t know would appear.
Read the complete story, published as “The Lady I Don’t Know,” in Southern Humanities Review.