2014
- "Fritz & Vicky," creative non-fiction, published in the Mulberry Fork Review
- "Stepson of Anarchy," flash fiction, published on Page & Spine
2013
- "The Weasel," short fiction, published in From Sac: Home, Myths, & other Untruths
- "An Open Letter to Mr. Bobby Franklin," short fiction, published in the inaugural issue of Farrago Magazine
- "How to Win Friends and Influence Telemarketers," flash fiction, published on Postcard Shorts
- "Splinters," selected for publication in Bleeding Heart Publications' Transfusion journal
- Endless Forms Most Beautiful: novel manuscript received judges' commendation in Backspace Writers' Conference Scholarship contest
2012
- "Blood of Lilies, Blood of Lambs," selected for publication in The Darkness Within, an anthology to be published by Indigo Mosaic
- "Integers and Atoms," selected for publication in next summer's issue of Gargoyle
- "Clothes Make the Man," published in Summer Mysteries: A Day at the Beach, an anthology of summer-themed mystery stories published by Whortleberry Press
- "Integers and Atoms," second place prize, Sacramento State University's Bazzanella Literary awards, short fiction
- "'Me and Bonaparte Are Chums': Postcolonial Hybridity in Frank o'Connor's 'Guests of the Nation'", second place prize, Sacramento State University's Bazzanella Literary Awards, critical analysis
2011
- "Croatoa," published in A Rustle of Dark Leaves, an anthology of stories about mysterious happenings in dark forests, to be published by Misanthrope Press
- First place, unpublished division: RWA Kiss of Death Chapter's Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Category Romantic Suspense for my novel, The Cherbourg Jewels (Yowza, this one's a biggie, folks)
- "And the Devil Said, Wait" selected for publication in Hellology, an anthology of stories about the devil, to be published by Library of the Living Dead Press
- "Swampland" published in The Copperfield Review, an online literary journal dedicated to historical fiction
- "A Different Light: Darkness, Danielstown, and Destiny in Elizabeth Bowen’s The Last September," second place prize, Sacramento State University's Bazzanella Literary Awards, critical analysis
- "Giving Bloat the Boot: My Low-Sodium Diet Makeover," first place, Demand Media Studios' Writers' Choice Prize for Non-Fiction
2010
- "Letters" published in the Sacramento News & Review; won second place in the Flash Fiction contest
2008
- "Land of the Firebird" published in The Portland Review
Plus, I made honor roll in grade school. So that's cool, too.
