Writing

I have been a professional writing instructor since 2007, a ghostwriter for fiction and online content since 2015, and a published fiction writer in my own right since 2023. My writing is informed by my extensive experience as a teacher, international traveler, and musician as well as my identity as a queer woman living in Kansas.

Publications

  • “Hot Teeth” – science fiction short story appearing in Space Wizard’s anthology Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before. Expected June 2025, preorder here.

  • “The New Sound” – science fiction short story scheduled to appear in Saros Speculative Fiction #3 in spring 2025.

  • “Endymion” – science fiction short story now available through Escape Pod. Produced as a podcast narrated by Serah Eley and released as Escape Pod #955 in August 2024. Included by Alex Brown on Reactor’s list of “Must Read Short Speculative Fiction” and described as “wonderful” and “well worth checking out” in a review in Locus.

  • “Business as Usual” – horror flash fiction story appearing in Issue 16 of Small Wonders, named a recommended story by Locus.

  • “Bubbles From Beneath” – science fiction short story appearing in Baen Books’ 2024 anthology Tales of the United States Space Force.

  • “Rules of Fiction” – creative nonfiction work appearing in the 2024 issue of The Green Hills Literary Lantern.

  • “Last of the Cigarette Gremlins” – flash fiction story shortlisted for Uncharted’s “Refractions” genre flash fiction contest.

  • “Heart of Stone” – dark fantasy flash fiction story, shortlisted for the Fractured Fiction 2024 Ghost, Fable, and Fractured Fairy Tales Prize.

My Amazon Author page can be accessed here, or you can contact me if you have any questions about my writing.

Fiction

Working in speculative genres as well as traditional literary styles, my short and long fiction explores themes of isolation, community, and identity. I have performed public readings of my work for communities including the Kansas Authors Club and the Queer Voices series for Lawrence PRIDE. I have also ghostwritten works including eight period romance novels and one children’s book about a talking dog.

Reading my creative nonfiction piece “An Atlas of Fatigue” at Lawrence Pride’s Queer Voices event, May 2024. Photo by Steven Wang.

Freelance Writing

I have worked with individuals and organizations since 2015 to create or refine their writing in a wide variety of genres and platforms. I hold Master’s degrees in English and Education from Truman State University and George Mason University respectively, and my academic writing was awarded the Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award in 2009. My freelance writing experience encompasses fields as diverse as financial technology, health, auto sales, and international travel.