SHORT STORIES
FORTHCOMING:
“Girlboss in Wonderworld, USA,” in Apex Magazine’s anthology, The Map of Lost Places, April 2025.
Does Julie have what it takes to excel at Skeeball and working motherhood?
“Restaurant Space for Lease,” in Haven Spec Magazine.
Can spring rolls win against colonialism?
“Love in the Time of Meebs,” in Cosmic Horror Monthly.
Being stuck in a bad relationship is worse than brainrot.
PUBLISHED IN 2025:
“Rebirth of the Rain,” in Penumbric Speculative Fiction, February 2025.
Haoyu is one with the hydrologic cycle and samsara itself.
* Included in Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: February 2025, Reactor.com
PUBLISHED IN 2024:
“Help Wanted, Inquire Within,” in Dragon Gems’s anthology, Summer 2024
Even goddesses get the blues, but can Ellie get herself out of her funk?
“Sorry Not Sorry,” in Interstellar Flight Press, August 2024
All is balanced in the world, as long as the Zybots obey their programming.
* Nominated for The Pushcart Prize, 2024
“Save Yourself, Dear Sister,” in Insurgent! Anthology, Lost Boys Press.
Cerine takes on the mighty Griffin to rescue Lilah from her bougie captors.
“Perfect Vaca, No Filter,” in Flash Fiction Online, July 2024
Ever work in customer service? This one’s for you.
* To be translated into German in Weltenportal No. 7, Sept 2025
* Included in Short Fiction Reviews by Charles Payseur, Locus Magazine, Nov 2024
“The Ether,” in Story Bottle Co, July 2024
You know it’s bad when your AI coworkers want to quit.
“The Vanishing,” reprinted in Uncharted, May 2024.
* Nominated for the Pushcart Prize, 2024
”Even a Mighty God,” in The Forge Literary Magazine, April 2024
A god is born at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
* Nominated for Best of the Net, 2024
“Leprechaun Gold Accepted,” in Flash Point SF
GoFundMe helps a magickal creature in need. Humans: meh.
* Included in Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: March 2024, Reactor.com
“Doctor Robot,” in Flame Tree Press’s Learning to Be Human Anthology, January 2024
All jobs are obsolete, but how do the AI feel about it?
“FAQ List for Planetary Purification,” in Radon Journal, January 2024
Congrats on your purchase of planet Earth! Just don’t screw it up like the humans did.
* Nominated for the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy * Nominated for Best Small Fictions
“The Rabbit Hole,” in Upbeat Tales, January 2024
Cora transforms into a giant rabbit, because the SAHM gig is harder than it looks.
PUBLISHED in 2023:
“Talent Management in Scambot City,” in The Coachella Review, Dec 2023
Amara helps her fellow bots scam humans while managing existential crises.
* Nominated for The Best American Short Stories, 2024.
“Yaka Mein Lady,” in Heartlines Spec, Nov 2023
Noodles fix everything, amirite?
*Included in Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: November 2023, Tor.com
* Nominated for Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Two
* Included in Paula Guran Reviews Nightmare, Heartlines Spec, and The Deadlands, Locus Magazine, 2024.
“Such a Lucky Boy,” in Trembling With Fear, Oct 2023
Motherhood is usually a noble pursuit.
“Authentic Chinese Dinner,” in riddlebird, July 2023
Carrie meets a magical fish that wants to be cooked.
“The Aquarium,” in Fusion Fragment, June 2023
Adults need to listen to the gifted kids.
“The Vanishing,” in The Dread Machine, March 2023
Amelia is disappearing. Really should’ve paid more attention in Chinese School on Sundays.
* On the Nebula Reading List, 2023
* Reprinted in Uncharted, May 2024
“Parents’ Day,” in The Bookends Review, February 2023
Are sadistic, robot-guarded, capitalist private schools worth it? You be the judge.