Writing.
I write about the strangeness and sprawl of Southern California. Much of my work is inspired by my hometown, where the IHOP is located next to the graveyard. I split my time between the mountains and the inland desert where I was raised. I hold a BA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside, and an MA in Creative Writing from Texas Tech.
Fiction
“Port Jackson” - Epiphany Magazine (forthcoming Winter 2024)
“Sunday Caldo” - Barren Magazine
Poetry
Two Poems - Hunger Mountain Review
Nonfiction
“When You Understand But Can’t Speak, Just Eat Pupusas” - HelloGiggles
“What We Gain from Día de los Muertos in Turbulent Times” - HelloGiggles
“Brad Listi Is Bringing the Author Back From the Dead” - Chicago Review of Books
“Girl Fight” - The Cauldron
Craft articles & reviews
“Book Review: Things I Want Back From You by Elizabeth Stix” - The Masters Review
“March Book Review: Chlorine by Jade Song” - The Masters Review
“From the Archives: Compound Fractures by Alice Hatcher” - The Masters Review
“From the Archives: Raw by Isle McElroy” - The Masters Review
“From the Archives: Linda Peterson Sounds Like a Reasonable Name by Jennifer Dupree” - The Masters Review
“The Leave-Takers Review” - Western American Literature
“Lessons From ‘Girlchild’” - The Wrangler
“The Hard Sell of Literary Merit” - East Jasmine Review
“Ariana Grande Licked Some Donuts in My Hometown” - Thought Catalog
“Podcatching” - Mosaic Art and Literary Journal