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in open-access online publications<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Antumbra<\/a>
Twin brothers deal with a sordid family secret<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloodless<\/a>
A tame vampire meets a wild one<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breathless in the Deep<\/a>
A pearl diver discovers deadly treasures and deadlier secrets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empress in Glass <\/a>| listen<\/a>
A wealthy pop artist pushes the limits of bodily autonomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midnight at the Feet of the Caryatids (temporarily unavailable)<\/em>
Ghosts aren’t the worst things haunting this bizarre boarding school<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Dignity in Scars <\/a>| listen<\/a>
A demon grows inside of a young human father<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinking Among Lilies<\/a>
A mercenary tries to save a town that doesn’t want to be saved<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sooner Than Gold<\/a> | listen<\/a>
A flamboyant young man in trouble gets into worse<\/em> trouble<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World is Cruel, My Daughter (temporarily unavailable)<\/em> | listen<\/a>
Who among us is a perfect parent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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anthologies | magazines | ancient clay tablets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Empress in Glass<\/strong><\/a> | Clarkesworld | May 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Her blood filled her veins so tightly that she could see them flex with each heartbeat. This was the drumline for her every performance.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Antumbra\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> | Shimmer Magazine | March 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Your social media accounts are ripe with followers, but it\u2019s just the wretched evidence of how many times you bonded long enough for them to feel bad deleting you. Thousands of ghosts of the friendships that never were.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stepping on Sand and Gods<\/strong> |  Outliers of Speculative Fiction<\/a> | November 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A young mother seeks a fading heritage consumed by human monsters, but will tangible monsters consume her child?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bloodless\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> | Beneath Ceaseless Skies | October 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Kamouk had held her hands in his when they pried her teeth out of her jaw; the procedure had to be performed while she was still alive, or the wolf\u2019s teeth wouldn\u2019t take.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Castle of Masks<\/strong> | Once Upon A Time: New Fairy Tales<\/a> (Prime Books) | September 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It wasn\u2019t difficult for Justus to take the place of the yearly sacrifice.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sooner Than Gold<\/a><\/strong> | Glitter & Mayhem<\/a> (Apex Books) | August 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I tug on clean underwear in case I get arrested, paint my makeup perfectly because there’s nothing sadder than a grown man in badly applied eyeliner, and climb out my apartment window…”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n