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Award-eligible works in 2024


This was a novel-writing year—my first novel-writing year!—and I often missed the world of short fiction while neck-deep in that 400-page Google Doc. Managed to eke out a handful of new stories, including two in the very last month of the year, plus a couple reprints, a podcast, and a translation. Thanks to the editors, judges, and audio teams. Reader: I'm honored by any time you spend with these tales, and the culture-clashed myths and subterranean monsters therein. 
 
 
"How to Make a Snow Maiden" | Porter House Review, May 2024

A Snegurochka retelling set in and around a Myrtle Beach Señor Frog’s, in which two women try to make the best of a devastating situation by going on the babymoon vacation they planned before their recent adoption fell through. Editor’s Prize finalist. Pushcart Prize nominee. (5,197 words)​



"Kamchatka" | Washington Square Review, May 2024

A woman runs away from her problems to a remote peninsula in the Russian Far East, home to the second-most densely concentrated geyser field on Earth. But geysers aren't the only ancient danger waiting for her there, just below the surface, ready to boil up. Pushcart Prize nominee. (6,182 words)​​


 

"The Flood, the Tumble, the Talons, the Trick" | The Pelagic Zone: Uncharted Waters, Nov. 2024​

After a freak storm causes flooding in a drought-ridden town, a water dragon inadvertently washes up in a man's basement. She learns he intends to hold her captive—to use her shape-shifting abilities to cheat at cards. PDF available upon request. (6,294 words) ​
 

"Heavier Versions" | Club Chicxulub, Dec. 2024

A modern-day Medusa in suburban Milwaukee reckons with her newfound power amid the threat of vulture capitalism, the tyranny of the neighborhood HOA, and the allure of the heated driveway. Narrated by me and presented with a delicious custom soundscape. (4,105 words) ​


 

Reprints and Translations

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