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Writer. Currently Detroit-based. Always dreamland-bound.-Publications:2026
Shortlisted, Gooseberry Pie 2026 Writing Competition
"A Month-Old Tub of Yogurt as Exposure Therapy" - Gooseberry Pie
“Penny’s Head” - The Rumpus (Forthcoming)
“Belated!” - Exclamation Mark!
"Prayer to the Belladonna" - The Garden Wall2025
Finalist, Peatsmoke’s Editor’s Prize in Fiction
Shortlisted, Fractured Lit Anthology 5 Prize
“Ladylike” - The Pinch
“Disordered" - Dribble Drabble Review
“Moraine" - Cleaver Magazine2024
Longlisted, CRAFT Literary Flash Fiction Prize
“Five-Ish Years as Shelly’s Leg" - Lunch Ticket
“SHE, EXTRATERRESTRIAL" - Talk Vomit2023
Winner, Brownstein Writing Prize, Columbia University English Department
Winner, 56th New Millenium Flash Fiction Prize
“The Curse of Calloused Feet” - New Millennium Writings
“To reach into the earth and eat it: a guide" - Maudlin House
"A hand came down from the sky" - Quarto Magazine