Short Fiction

“Last Great Artist of Moscow” - The New Orleans Review, December 2023

(One of twelve finalists in the 2022 Driftwood Press In-House Short Story Contest.)

“There’s nothing lonelier than breakfast on a broken heart, so Yuri’d gone to work hungry. A real starving artist, just like that asshole Stepan had wanted.“

“Shorn” - NiftyLit, June 2023

“The first time I lied to Leah was pure accident. She sat in the living room, romance novel covering her face, when I walked in with no intention of hiding a damn thing. I stood there like a tower, a lighthouse, shining over everything Leah swore she loved in a man – and I was fixing to confess that last week I’d joined a knitting circle.“

“Black Hole Elvis” - Bourbon Penn, March 2022

“The first time mama and I did shrooms together, we were listening to Elvis. If there was ever a mascot for the hell crater of the west that is Vegas, then his warbling ghost would be it. Trust me, I’d know. The last time mama and I did shrooms together, we met the guy.”