Short fiction
The First Ghost, Gone Lawn (March 2025)
A woman’s life is turned upside down when she decides to not be dead.
I Don’t Know What Wind Is, New Flash Fiction Review (March 2025)
A first grade teacher is stumped by a mundane question. That ends up being the least of his worries.
Just Checking in on That Couch, Points In Case (February 2025)
Hey man, how’s that couch doing? The one I sold you on Craigslist? How is it.
The Sunflower Farmer, Apocalypse Confidential (January 2025)
A mysterious man’s appearance on a wilderness trail cam sets in motion a bizarre series of events heralding a glorious and catastrophic new era.
Trust Fall, Die Laughing Magazine (January 2025)
A corporate team-building exercise goes horribly awry to absurd and almost certainly deadly results.
Mr. Loveless in Room 719, Dark Harbor Magazine (January 2025)
On a routine business trip, Doug Loveless awakens to find himself trapped against his will in his hotel room, with seemingly no escape available to him. And then the cryptic phone calls begin.
If You See a Cow, The Quarter(ly) Journal (January 2025)
While on a cross-country roadtrip, a man finds a phone with an unusual message. And a snap decision comes with revelatory — and possibly apocalyptic — consequences.
Blueberries, Maudlin House (December 2024)
A worldwide glitch results in errant text messages received from loved ones in a parallel dimension, wreaking havoc on one seemingly happy couple.
Living Next Door to the Torture House, Flash Phantoms (December 2024)
Micro: “Somebody needs to do something.”
All of This Will Have Happened, Dark Horses Magazine (November 2024)
A classroom of 8th graders are shown disturbing footage that changes everything they thought they understood about American history.
But You Can’t Beat That View, Tiny Frights (October 2024)
Micro: Worst plane ride ever.
A Toast, Tiny Frights (October 2024)
Micro: Happy New Year’s.
Rear View, Flash Frog (October 2024)
A man tries to escape the ghost of his future self.
The Forever Lake, The Fantastic Other (August 2024)
A love letter to the slashers we watch. Or are the slashers watching us?
Elsewhere, The Lit Nerds (August 2024)
Decades after a global conflict with vampires, the owner of the last house still occupied by a human being must make a fateful decision whether to invite a mysterious visitor inside.
A House in Search of a Haunting, Flash Fiction Magazine (August 2024)
A well-meaning house desperately wants to be haunted, but a series of occupants seem determined to disappoint her.
Teddy Bear Pancake, Weird Lit Magazine (June 2024)
A father and daughter watch a live broadcast of the last death in human history. The daughter has some questions.
What Someone Who Doesn’t Own a Dog Imagines Owning a Dog Is Like, The New Yorker (December 2023)
Comic strip made with my friend Malaka Gharib: Is this what dog owners do every day?
Window Seat, Nightmare Fuel: Anthology (October 2018)
A man discovers an unusual fellow passenger seated next to him on his flight — and they look increasingly familiar.
It’s Not Like I Tried to Hurt Anyone, Human Parts (May 2017)
A woman decides to build a house on a highway median strip.