A Response to a Friend on the Questions of a True Self: Personal Essay – A raw, reflective personal essay that explores memory, identity, and the quiet struggles of being human.”
Who Gets The Luck?: Speculative Fiction – A fictional article about a migrant worker’s death at a luck farm and the growing tensions over who controls access to manufactured fortune.
An Evening Note: Creative Nonfiction – A reflection on worth and meaning.
It’s Always in the Corners: Creative Nonfiction – A story about memory, bullying, and finding beauty beyond pain.
The Undefeatable Hot Dog Lady of The Great South Mall: Creative Nonfiction – An everyday moment at a hot dog shop unravels into a sharp reflection on power, gratitude, and finding calm in the chaos.
Our Sacred Underground: Fiction – A published short story about two funeral-crashing teens in the 90s.
A Twilight-Hour Note: Poem – A father’s confession of why he writes and what he hopes his son will know.
The Olive Tree: Creative Nonfiction – A reflection on insecurities and the lifelong effort to heal from them.


