I write both poetry and prose that explores nature, memory, and the nature of memory. Much of my writing also deals with haunting and rests on the idea that, whether our ghosts are literal or metaphorical, they are real nonetheless. I write from a distinctly queer perspective, one that moves to normalize and center queer narrative as a means of pushing back against our marginalization—and by extension, the marginalization of so many identities and voices.
poetry
The Summer of Starting Over
Plainsongs Poetry Magazine, Volume 43, Issue 1
Plainsongs’ title suggests not only its location on the Great Plains but also its preference for the living language, whether in free or formal verse. Published twice a year from their home base in Hastings, Nebraska, Plainsongs presents poems that seem to be aware of modernist and postmodernist influences, not necessarily by imitation or allusion, but by using the tools provided by that rich heritage. Featuring poetry that runs the gamut from traditional to experimental, from realist to surrealist, Plainsongs strives to capture the multiplicity of voices, including those of feminist, nonwhite, immigrant, and LGBTQ+ writers, that make up this vibrant and diverse Midwestern soundscape. Poets from all fifty states and many foreign countries contribute regularly to Plainsongs.
From a cabin outside Flagstaff, Arizona
Utah contest winner
peculiar: a queer literary journal, issue 9
peculiar is a queer literary journal showcasing prose, poetry, art, and photography. With roots in the Mormon stronghold of Provo, Utah, peculiar began as a way to recognize the creative talents of Utah’s often-overlooked queer community.
For our children, never to be born; It was always raining; Requiem for the Whole-Hearted
Cathexis Northwest Press, August 2021
Cathexis Northwest believes poetry should exist in more places and publishes the best poetry — whether that be award-winning poets or a new writer’s first published work. Located in Portland, Oregon they have published without geographic bounds since 2018.
Yoko Ono Teaches Prometheus a Thing or Two
Zone 3 Literary Journal
Spring 2021, vol. 36, no. 1
Founded in 1986 by APSU professors David Till and Malcolm Glass, Zone 3 is a nonprofit literary press dedicated to publishing and promoting the work of emerging writers. The literary journal is published twice a year and nationally distributed by the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.
Midway through the Journey
contributed to Blossom as the Cliffrose
edited by Karin Anderson
& Danielle Beazer Dubrasky
Torrey House Press, 2021
Blossom as the Cliffrose: Mormon Legacies and the Beckoning Wild features original poems and prose by talented writers who are faithful, non-faithful, believers, heretics, converts and de-converts, dragged in or forced out of the Mormon faith. This dynamic collection demonstrates the breadth, complexity, and diversity of a Latter-day Saint legacy of commitment to natural place and challenges us to examine the myriad ways our own deeply rooted heritage shapes our personal relationship with landscape.
You don't notice
featured in Roanoke Review, 2019
Roanoke Review was co-founded in 1967 by Roanoke College student Edward A. Tedeschi and teacher Henry Taylor, who went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for The Flying Change in 1986. For over half a century, the Review has established itself as a home for new and established authors writing in both traditional and experimental forms.
prose
A Trick of Uncertain Light
featured in The Horror is Us
Mason Jar Press Press, 2020
The Horror is Us is an anthology about monsters and the monstrous things that grow from us—individually and together. It examines the horrors we experience and put each other through. The authors within this creeping collection demonstrate an eye for taking our world and adjusting the picture of it until we can see the gleaming teeth that were always there. A mix of killers, the supernatural, and everyday fears play out in these short stories that blend the aesthetics of slasher films, ghost stories, campfire tales, and thrillers. The Horror is Us gives a view into other people’s fears and asks us to feel that fear with them.
