Shorts
“An Interview with Mary Ward Brown,” Interview, Alabama English, Fall 1990, Vol. 2, No. 2
—This was written for a graduate class at Auburn University in 1989 and was the first piece of writing I published.
“Taking on Water” Short Story, Short Stories Bimonthly, October 1999
—14 years after I began writing fiction, “Taking on Water” was my first piece of fiction to be published.
“Stand by Your Man” Short Story, Southern Exposure, Fall 1999, Vol. XXVII, No. 3
“Something You Should Know About” Short Story, Hawaii Review, Fall 2000, Issue 55, Vol. 23.2
“Kryptonite” Short Story, RE:AL, Spring 2001, Vol. XXVI, No. 1
—This story was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
“Waiting” Short Story, Berkeley Fiction Review, 2002, Issue 22
—This story was nominated by Barry Lopez for for the literary anthology Best New American Voices.
“Freezing Rain” Short Story, First Class, 2002, Issue 19
“Coming Clean” Short Story, The blue Review, Winter 2003, Issue 2
“Lester Lies Down” Short Story, RE:AL, Fall 2003, Vol. XXVIII, No. 2
—A version of this story is the first chapter of Lester Lies Down
“Hey, Good Lookin’” Short Story, Snake Nation Review, 2003, No. 16
“A Morning Stroll” Short Story, Dead Mule, September 2007
—This story contains the characters of Lester and his children who are the focus of Lester Lies Down
“There Isn’t Any Right Now” Short Story, Dead Mule, February 2008
“The Red Convertible Porsche” Essay, The Provo Canyon Review, Spring 2013, Vol. 1, Issue 2
“Turn the Other Cheek” Short Story, The Provo Canyon Review, Summer 2014, Vol. 2, Issue 3
“Ruby Sweet” Short Story, littledeathlit, Winter 2018
—A version of this story is a chapter in Lester Lies Down.
“Merry Christmas” Short Story, Finding the Birds, Summer 2020
“Niagra” Short Story, The Wax Paper, Spring 2021, Vol. 4, Issue 12
—A version of this story is a chapter in Lester Lies Down.
“slaying the cruelty of life” Essay, The Smart Set, December 2022
—A tribute to Melissa Bank, a wonderful writer, friend, and my workshop leader at the 2005 Southampton Writers’ Conference
“Houdini” Short Story, Half and One, October 24, 2024