Cecilia Kennedy
The Short List:
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Short Story Collections (Bold type leads to the publisher site.)
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Twenty-Four-Hour Shift: Dark Tales from on and off the Clock. DarkWinter Press, 2023.
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The Places We Haunt. Potter's Grove Publishers, 2020. Reprinted by Baxter House Press, DarkWinter Press imprint, 2024.
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Sampling of Stories Published in Literary Magazines (Click on the bold type to read the stories.)​
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"Photo Shoot with Possessed Bunnies." (in The Other Folk: Articles, Essays, Stories & Poems in Media & Life)​​
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"Devil's Urn." (in Free Flash Fiction)
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"Field Notes for an Umbrella" (in Meadowlark Review, University of Wyoming)
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"Particles" (Nominated for Pushcart Prize & Best Small Fictions Awards in Vast Chasm Literary Magazine)
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Books Edited (Bold type leads to the site for each book.)
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God is a Tequila Worm by Tim Rousseau, Running Wild Press, 2024.
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The Harvest by Diego Rauda, Running Wild Press, 2024.
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Shadowland by Phillip Hampton, Running Wild Press, 2023.
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Detached by Alisa Burris, Running Wild Press, 2022.
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Morlocks in the Basement by Carolyn Colburn, Running Wild Press, 2022.
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Delirium's Muse by Michaël Wertenberg, Running Wild Press, 2022.
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Editorial Reviewer for Writing Manuals & Collections (Name Appears in Credits)
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Bedford/St. Martin: Holly Bauer, Food Matters: A Bedford Spotlight Reader, 2nd ed., 2017.
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Rise B. Axelrod, Charles R. Cooper, and Alison M. Warriner, Reading Critically, Writing Well, 10th ed., 2014.
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W.W. Norton: Richard Bullock, Maureen Daly Goggin, and Francine Weinberg, The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook, 4th ed., 2016.
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Cengage: John Mauk and John Metz, Inventing Arguments, 2nd ed., 2009 and 3rd ed., 2013.
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McGraw Hill: Rebecca Moore Howard Writing Matters, 1st ed., 2009; 2nd ed., 2012; and 3rd ed., 2016.
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Academic Works
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Textbook:
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Sitios: A Community-Inspired Approach to Spanish, 1st ed., Kendall Hunt, 2012. (Ksenia Bonch Reeves, co-author).
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Academic Articles:
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“Relationship of the Bride and Bereaved: A Trilogy for Contemporary Performance of Works by Gil Vicente and Lucas Fernández.” Hispanófila, no. 144, 2005, pp. 1-16. (Cheryl Folkins McGinniss and Charlotte Walters McGinniss, co-authors).
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“Legitimando lo imaginado: dimensiones ocultas de las leyendas de San Ginés de Pedro de Rivadeneira, S. J. (1599) y de lo fingido verdadero de Lope de Vega.” El texto puesto en escena, edited by Bárbara Mujica and Anita K. Stoll, Tamesis, 2000, pp. 104-112.
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Long List of Published & Anthologized Stories:
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Anthologized Stories in the Horror/Speculative Fiction Genre
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"Soul Grinder." Don't Break the Oath, edited by Jill Girardi and Janine Pipe, Kandisha Press, October 31, 2021.
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"The Globe." Blood and Bone: An Anthology of Body Horror by Women and Non-Binary Writers, edited by A. R. Ward, Ghost Orchid Press, September 22, 2021. pp. 147-151.
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"Toxic." Handmade Horror Stories, edited by M. M. MacLeod. Frost Zone Press, September 2, 2021. pp. 116-120.
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"Double the Sugar." Best of 2020: Potato Soup Journal, edited by Julie Howard and Chandra Mayer, June 2021.
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"The Cake Box." Atomic Flyswatter Vol. 1, edited by Todd Crawford and Maureen Crowley, December 2020, pp. 17-20.
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"The Guacamole and Frosé Party." Atomic Flyswatter Vol. 1, edited by Todd Crawford and Maureen Crowley, December 2020, pp. 21-24.
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"The Breadbox." The Monsters We Forgot: Volume 3, edited by Gabriel Grobler and R. C. Bowman. Soteira Press, 2019, pp. 151-164.
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"Pretty Pink Flowers." Coffin Bell: An Anthology of Dark Literature, edited by Tamara Burros Grisanti. Coffin Bell Media LLC, 2019, pp. 10-14.
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"Teacher Training Video." Natural Light: 2018 Poetry & Flash Fiction Collection Anthology. Janet Kuypers, Editor. Scars Publications and Design. Nov. 13, 2018, pp. 275-277. AND: Windows of Remembrance: Down in the Dirt Issue Collection Anthology Book May-August 2018. Janet Kuypers, Editor. Scars Publications and Design. Oct. 6, 2018, pp. 194-196.
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Short Stories of Fiction​​
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"Bones to Pick." Rusty Truck, Nov. 13, 2024.
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"Things I Remember When I Found a Lizard in Jane's Hair in High School." miniMAG, issue 115, September 13, 2024, p. 2.
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"Discoveries at the Bottom of a Ball Pit, Written on a Child's Birthday Party Invitation." Panoplyzine, issue 26, January 12, 2024.
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"In the Concrete." Curio Cabinet, issue III: Paradise, October 20, 2023, p. 23.
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"Funeral Planning." Yuzu Press, issue 5, August 6, 2023.
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"In the Sink." Recesses Zine, issue 1, August 8, 2023.
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"To Hold Water." Bulb Culture Collective, reprint, May 9, 2023.
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"Particles." Vast Chasm Literary Magazine, issue 5, January 14, 2023.
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"Regurgitation." Bright Flash Literary Review, January 3, 2023.
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"The Secret Life of Dance Shoes." Roi Fainéant, May 15, 2022.
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"Remote Team Uses Text-Based Chat for Unity and Cohesion." Bullshit Literary Magazine, May 4, 2022.
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"Waiting." Corporeal Literary Magazine, April 7, 2022.
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"Couch Surfing." Paragraph Planet, April 1, 2022.
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"Glass." Potato Soup Journal, March 30, 2022.
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"To Hold Water." Evoke Literary Magazine, issue 1, March 1, 2022. (Available upon request.)
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"Shoe Rack." Seafront Press, issue 1, December 26, 2021, p. 26.
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"Sign Seeker." Pigeon Review, October 15, 2021.
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"The Go Between." Anser Journal, May 30, 2021. (Available upon request.)
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"Guitar Girl." Idle Ink, May 1, 2021.
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"That Time When Suze Tested Her Latest Invention at a Party." Sledgehammer Literary Magazine, April 17, 2021.
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"Faithful Fan." Dwelling Literary Magazine, edited by Elizabeth K. Bates, February 2021, pp. 32-33.
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"Hack for Saving Images." 3Moon Magazine, Issue 6, January 31, 2021, pp. 36-37.
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"Salud." Safe & Sound Press, September 30, 2020. (Available upon request.)
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"The Smutty Book-Club." The Daily Drunk, June 24, 2020. (Available upon request.)
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Short Stories in the Horror/Speculative Fiction Genre
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"Vintage Vows." Tiny Frights, vol 3, no 2, Oct. 31, 2024.
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"Final Girl Wannabe." Tiny Frights, vol. 3, no. 2, Oct. 31, 2024.
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"Zombie Synchronized Swimming FAQs." The Spotlong Review, Oct. 18, 2024.
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"What the Trees Won't Hide." Suddenly, and Without Warning, Oct. 17, 2024.
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"Rumors About the Bride, Written on a Wedding Invitation." Hearth & Coffin, issue 4, Oct. 1, 2024.
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"The Haunted Tiara." Free Flash Fiction, September 3, 2024.
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"Secret Menu." Paragraph Planet, August 24, 2024. (Temporary link is up/waiting for the permanent link.)
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"Marcy Stevens Sends a Stool Sample." Underbelly Press, August 16, 2024.
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"Kiss the Phrogger." Suddenly and Without Warning, June 21, 2024.
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"Arachnid-Eggplant Attack at Taco Cart During the Aurora Borealis." Pulp Literary Magazine, issue 1, June 3, 2024.
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"Planet Seakite's Marketing Plan." The Dome, May 29, 2024.
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"Shadow Eater." The Dome, April 3, 2024.
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"Move-In Day." Microfiction Monday, February 12, 2024.
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"The Weekend Shift." 365 Tomorrows, January 13, 2024.
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"Corporate Announcement Regarding the Monster in the Stairwell." Witcraft Literary Magazine, January 11, 2024.
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"Makeup." Across the Margin, January 3, 2024.
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"The Smell of Success." AntipodeanSF, issue 3, January 1, 2024.
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"Monster in the Stairwell at Work." Roi Fainéant, December 26, 2023.
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"The Mothman's Bride." Roi Fainéant, December 26, 2023.
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"At the Doctor's Office, They Ask About My Diet." Inside Voice, Issue 4, December 20, 2023, p. 5
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"Confessions Party Game." Alice Says... Issue 5, November 30, 2023, pp. 68-70.
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"All the Rest." Free Flash Fiction Online, November 15, 2023.
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"Malevalentia Herbicia." Tiny Frights, vol. 2, no. 2, October 31, 2023. p. 43.
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"Eyesores." The Minison Project, issue 6, October 31, 2023, pp. 42-44.
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"Strange Love." (Hybrid Poem.) Cream Scene Carnival Literary Magazine, October 29, 2023.
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"Teacher's Pet." Working Title. Oct. 17, 2023.
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"Bottled." Cutleaf Journal, September 28, 2023.
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"Zombie Flakes Cereal for When the World Ends, but You Must Keep Going." miniMAG Literature Magazine, issue 62, Sept. 7, 2023, p. 11.
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"Gravity." The Amazine, July 21, 2023.
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"Zombie Disposal User's Manual." All Existing Literary Magazine, issue 1, June 20, 2023.
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"The Last Guest to Leave." All Existing Literary Magazine, issue 1, June 20, 2023.
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"Home Repairs." Twin Bird Review, issue 1.1, June 6, 2023.
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"Moth Stomach." Crab Apple Literary. vol. 2 no. 1, May 26, 2023.
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"Growth Spurt." Nebulous Magazine. May 6, 2023.
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"Welcoming Committee." Tiny Frights. vol. 2. no. 1, April 30, 2023.
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"The Pleasure of Your Company, and Babies, Requested for a Celebrations of a Union of Our Marriage." Hidden Peak Press, April 28, 2023.
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"The Secret Ingredient." Yellow Mama, issue #97, April 12, 2023.
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"Sweet Nothings." Hearth & Coffin, vol. 3, "Consume," March 27, 2023.
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"Sunset Point." Jake Magazine, March 9, 2023.
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"Holiday Office Ambiance Channel." Sad Goose Cooperative, February 28, 2023, pp. 26-29.
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"Search Party." Free Flash Fiction, January 18, 2023.
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"Field Notes for an Umbrella." Meadowlark Review, University of Wyoming, Issue 2, December 1, 2022.
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"The Sand Dollar's Final Words." Trigger Warning: Short Fiction with Pictures, (Story illustrated by John Skewes), October 31, 2022.
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"When the Lights Flickered." The Hallowzine, issue 3, October 31, 2022, p. 55.
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"The Ghost Hunter Next Door." The Daily Drunk Literary Magazine, Final Girl Bulletin Board Zine, October 26, 2022.
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"Bridal Chair." Moonflake Press, no. 4, "Homecoming," October 13, 2022. p. 4.
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"Spring Thaw." Door is a Jar, no. 3, September 2, 2022, pp. 46-48.
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"Secret Sauce." Mid-Level Management Literary Magazine, "Company Policy," August 27, 2022, pp.112-117.
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"Fishing Lines." For Page and Screen, no. 2, August 18, 2022.
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"Plaster." DarkWinter Literary Magazine, edited by Suzanne Craig-Whytock, August 15, 2022.
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"Lengthy Footnote Covering Unusual Disturbances at the Township Council Meeting, County Ledger Entry No. 205599428a." Jake Magazine, June 30, 2022.
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"Aunt Bettie Finds Her Forever Home." Trembling with Fear, June 26, 2022.
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"Along the Lines of Improv." The Writing Disorder, June 19, 2022.
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"Energy Immortal: The Shape of Fabric Through the Window." A Thin Slice of Anxiety, June 9, 2022.
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"My Road Trip with Rumphous." Jake Magazine, June 9, 2022.
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"Flower Blog." Coffin Bell: A Journal of Dark Literature, vol. 5, no. 2, June 1, 2022.
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"Magic Beans." DarkWinter Literary Magazine, edited by Suzanne Craig-Whytock, May 22, 2022.
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"Blitzer Automatic Juicer." DarkWinter literary Magazine, edited by Suzanne Craig-Whytock, May 22, 2022.
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"Like Moths to a Flame." The Chamber Literary Magazine, May 6, 2022.
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"Dirt Storm." Impractical Things Magazine, April 27, 2022.
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"Re-Sourceful." Pyre, April 14, 2022.
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"Neighborhood Starfish Collector." Bombfire Literary Magazine, January 29, 2022.
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"Worms." Horla, January 6, 2022. (Available upon request.)
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"Underground Tour." A Thin Slice of Anxiety, December 14, 2021.
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"Megalodon Parenting Method." The Hallowzine, issue 2, October 30, 2021, pp. 172-174.
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"Forbidden Playthings." Sirens Call EZine, issue 55, October 28, 2021, p. 19.
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"The Manuscript Room." Fiery Scribe Review, issue 1, October 18, 2021, pp. 63-65.
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"Guarding the Koi Pond." Yellow Mama, issue 88, October 13, 2021. (Available upon request.)
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"Devil's Urn." Free Flash Fiction, October 4, 2021.
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"The Last Box." Coffin Bell: A Journal of Dark Literature, vol. 4, no. 4., October 1, 2021.
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"The Blazer Committee." Idle Ink, October 1, 2021.
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"Manifestations: An Experimental Study." Hearth & Coffin Literary Journal, vol. 1, no. 3, September 27, 2021.
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"Photo Shoot with Possessed Bunnies." The Other Folk: Fables for the Dying, September 12, 2021.
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"Offshoots." The Chamber Magazine, August 27, 2021.
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"Muzak." Tiny Molecules, issue 9, June 21, 2021.
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"Appointment Reminder." Timber Ghost Press, LLC, 14 June 2021.
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"Stray Hairs." Streetcake Magazine, issue 73, part 2, June 14, 2021, pp. 6-7.
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"Family Connections." Horla, June 3, 2021. (Available upon request.)
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"Dead-End Job." The Chamber Magazine, May 21, 2021.
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"Gender Reveal." Frost Zone Zine, issue 4, May 21, 2021.
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"Between the Scalloped Edges." Wrongdoing Magazine, May 15, 2021, pp. 219-221.
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"The Sound Monster." Not Deer Magazine, April 10, 2021.
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"Blue Lines." Speculate This, issue 3, March 2, 2021, pp. 16-17.
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"Séance at the Wax Museum." Wretched Creations Magazine, issue 1.3, March 1, 2021.
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"Lake 22." Goat's Milk Magazine, Issue 6, February 1 2021, pp. 4-12.
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"The Woman in the Trees." Tether's End Magazine, Issue 1, February 1, 2021, p. 23.
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"The Honey Melt Baking Mix Chat Room." Wretched Creations Magazine, Issue 1.2, February 1, 2021.
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"The Change." Final Cut Zine, edited by Grace Lee Evans, issue 1, October 30, 2020.
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"The Twisty Board." Your Dream Journal, October 6, 2020.
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"Double the Sugar." Potato Soup Journal, July 21, 2020.
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"The Dishwasher." The Daily Drunk, July 10, 2020. (Available upon request.)
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"Night Walks During Quarantine," Spillwords, July 4, 2020.
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"The Treadmill," The Sirens Call eZine, edited by Lee Forman, Gloria Bobrowicz, Erin Lydia Prime, and Nina D'Arcangela, issue 50, June 2020, pp. 229-231.
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"The UMAMI Museum Field Trip." The Writing Disorder, edited by C. E. Lukather, Spring 2020.
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"The Wind Up Key." Defenestrationism, Defenestrationism.net, 2020, Jan. 26.
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"Table 42." Living Paranormal Magazine, edited by Helena King, Alex King, Ryan Jones, and Joseph Swiger, no. 14, Oct. 4, 2019, pp. 85-90. (Available upon request.)
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"Screaming Into Bowls." Whatever Keeps the Lights On, edited by Jessalyn Johnson and Taylor Sue Leohhardt, no. 3,
Sept. 26, 2019.
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"Gray Yogurt." The Writing Disorder, edited by C. E. Lukather, Fall 2019.
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"The Disgusting Food Museum." The Macabre Museum Online Gallery, edited by R. R. Trevino and Emma Johnson-Rivard, Aug. 8, 2019. (Available upon request.)
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"The Barracuda in the Pool." Flash Fiction Magazine, Aug. 5, 2019.
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"Classroom Experiment." Mad Scientist Journal, edited by Dawn Vogel and Jeremy Zimmerman, June 2019, pp. 139-147. (Available upon request.)
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"The Fireworks Wars." The Sirens Call eZine, edited by Lee Forman, Gloria Bobrowicz, Erin Lydia Prime, and Nina D'Arcangela, issue 45, June 2019, pp. 102-104.
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"The Neighbors' Things." The Sirens Call ezine, edited by Lee Forman, Gloria Bobrowicz, Erin Lydia Prime, and Nina D' Arcangela,
issue 43, February 2019, pp. 133-135.
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"The Fish in the Bowl Grows a Bubble." Headway Quarterly, no. 3, Jan. 15, 2019.
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"Stella's Shoes." The Siren's Call eZine, edited by Lee Forman, Gloria Bobrowicz, Erin Lydia Prime, and Nina D'Arcangela, issue 42, December 2018, pp. 76-78.
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"On the Downbeat." Maudlin House Literary Magazine, Nov 25, 2018.
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"Exposure Therapy." Open Minds Quarterly: Explorations of Life in a Mad World, edited by Ella Myers, vol. 20, no. 3, Fall 2018. pp. 24-26.
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"The Fires that Burn Near Sapphire Lake." The Sirens Call eZine, edited by Lee Forman, Gloria Bobrowicz, Erin Lydia Prime, and Nina D'Arcangela, issue 40, August 2018.
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"Ab Machine Belt Device: A Customer's First-Hand Account," Soft Cartel, by Softcartel.com, May 12, 2018. (Available upon request.)
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"How the Blueberries Grow," Coffin Bell: A Journal of Dark Literature, edited by Tamara Burross Gisanti and Sarah V. Parson, vol. 1, no. 2, April 1, 2018.
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"Molecular Bonds," Theme of Absence: An Online Magazine of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction, edited by Jason Bougger, March 9, 2018.
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"Haunted Water Aerobics." Gathering Storm Literary Magazine: Collected Tales of the Dark, the Light, and Everything in Between, edited by Michael McHenry, vol. 1, no. 3, June 2017, pp. 26-31.
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"Hello." Theme of Absence: An Online Magazine of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction, edited by Jason Bougger, April 7, 2017.
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Creative Nonfiction Pieces/Articles​
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Foreword for Fringes of Grey by Lene MacLeod. pp. 1-3, DarkWinter Press, October, 2024.
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"Employee Newsletter: Train Like a Yodeler and Fit in Fiber Fun." R U Joking (Rowan University), March 29, 2024.
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"Sad Salad of Suffering Tasting Menu 'About Page' on Restaurant Haute Heaux's Website." Defenestration, December 27, 2023.
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"WiHM 2023: Women Writers Shaping the Future of Horror." Horror Tree, March 17, 2023.
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"Post Pregnancy Examination (Short Form)." Abandon Journal, no. 3, September 1, 2022.
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"Make Your Stuff Sizzle: Punch Up Your Neighborhood 'For Sale' Social Media Posts with Product Descriptions that are Fire." The Haven, March 5, 2022.
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"Halloween Haunts: Halloween Memories in the Basement." Horror Writers Association (blog), 2021, October 8.
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"Academia: The Board Game." Rejection Letters, April 23, 2021.
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"Things I Would Have Done to Get My Son Into College, Had There Not Been an Intervention." Little Old Lady Comedy, April 15, 2021.
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"When Your Child Brings Home a Wig from the Arts Supplies Closet at School." Riot Act Magazine, issue 2, December 18, 2020. (Available upon request.)
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"Masks of Industry." Silver Birch Press (blog), edited by Melanie Villines, 2020, May 24.
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"How to Read in Bed." Little Old Lady Comedy, September 4, 2020.
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"The Massage." The Haven, edited by Page Barnes, April 12, 2019.
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"Surviving the Underpants Recession of 2016." HeadStuff, June 4, 2018.
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