Short Stories & Poems
I enjoy writing short stories, mostly flash fiction of less than 1,000 words, along with the occasional poem. While fictional, there is an autobiographical nature to my writing. I draw from my past and my interiority. I often use writing as a way to explore ideas I am wrestling with or situations I am growing through.
- Isn’t It Pretty, Mommy? We all experience a sense of awe and wonder upon seeing a shooting star. Today, let me tell you a story from the star’s point of view.
- When the Edifice Crumbles A short memoir about deconstructing.
- Beautifully Macabre A circular short story (of 920 words).
- Approaching Army
- Our Options Have Changed A flash-fiction short story about life’s consequences.
- The Slag of the Wordsmith A fictionalized story about what it felt like to lose faith and find myself.
- Tide Did I make a difference?
Athanasia
This is a series about a time when humanity finally achieves immortality.- The Everlife On the street corner of a town there sat a man on a bench. He was not a happy man. In fact, not only was he not happy, he actively practiced being unhappy. He took pleasure in displeasure. And he liked to share his unhappiness with everyone who walked by.
- Don’t Kill the Messenger They said age was a disease, without considering half their audience was aged past prime. And I bought into it, infected with the insipid idea . . .
- 22 Years Late A package sits on my doorstep. 22 years late. No apology. No explanation . . . F#@k. Now what?