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Saturn Box - Dime Show Review. March 2020.
Godflash - Tale From the Dream Zone. Forthcoming in 2020.
Turn Around - The Penn Review. January 2020.
Pink Martinis - Juked. November 2016.
The Joplin Room - Streetlight. November 2016.
Dream Junkies: A Novel - August 2016.
Secret Fields - Fifth on the Fifth. March 2016.
The Electric Discharge Corona - Fiction Attic Press. 2014.
Don't Leave the Building When the Firebell Rings - Review Americana. Fall 2010.
The Revival - Third Order Magazine. Fall 2007.
Rust in the Water - The Dead Mule. Summer 2007.
The Liar in Me - So to Speak: A Journal of Language. Fall 1999.
The Counting Time - Southern Exposure Magazine. Summer 1997.
Published Works
Awards & Scholarships
Pushcart Prize Nomination, Flying Ketchup Press. 2020.
Finalist, Rosemary Award for Young Adult Fiction. June 2020.
First Place, New Rivers Press Electronic Books Series. 2016.
Finalist, Paper Nautilus Vella Chapbook Contest. 2016.
First Place, Fiction Attic Creative Non-Fiction Award. 2014.
New Millennium Writings Short Story Finalist. 2010.
Conference Scholarship, Bear River Writers’ Conference. 2008.
Merit Award, National College Advertising Council (newspaper series). 2007.
Writer’s Digest Writing Competition Top-Twelve Winner. 2006.
Conference Scholarship, Cranbrook Writers’ Guild. 2005.
Iowa Short Fiction Award Finalist. 1998.
Teaching Assistantship, George Mason University. 1994-1996.
Departmental Fellowship, George Mason University. 1994.
Dan Rudy Prize for Fiction. 1996.
Education
BA, Writing & Editing. North Carolina State University, 1992.
MFA, Creative Writing. George Mason University, 1996.
Academic Panels & Conferences
"Paratext in Contemporary Novels." AWP Annual Conference, 2019.
"Writing Clothing." Bowling Green State University, 2016.
"Kentucky, A Family History." WSU Autoethnography Paper Presentation, 2010
"Blogging First-Year Composition." Associated Writing Programs Conference, 2009
Articles & Essays
"Why I Switched From Tampons to a Menstrual Cup." Good Housekeeping. November 11, 2015.
"My House Was Hiding a Tragic Secret." House Beautiful. October 15, 2015.
"I'm a Doomsday Prepper." Marie Claire. August 10, 2015.
"Where Have All the Essays Gone? Check the Student Paper Repository." A Practical Guide to Digital Journalism Ethics. Loyola University Chicago Center for Digital Ethics and Policy. September 3, 2014.
"Women in TV Shows: You've Come a Long Way, Baby." CableTV.com. May 15, 2013.
"Reality TV Shows That Make You Think -- A Little." CableTV.com. March 28, 2013.
"Making It." Bust Guide to the New Girl Order. Penguin Books. August 1, 1999.
Other articles and essays appear in The Independent Weekly, University Review, So to Speak: A Journal of Language & Art, Bust, Woman’s World, Web Review, NetProfit, College Recruit Magazine, eHow.com, eBay Guides, Wellness Today.com, StubHub.com, Chron.com, Country Living, Family Handyman, Scriggler.com, HubPages, InkShares and others.
Technical Books
Fireworks MX Magic. New Riders Publishing, 2002 (contributing author).
Inside Dreamweaver 4. New Riders Publishing, 2001 (lead author).
Small Business Resource Guide to the Web, 1997 (contributing author).
Intranets Unleashed. MacMillian Publishing, 1996 (contributing author).
Works In Progress
Not That Fat: A Novel
Don’t Leave the Building When the Firebell Rings: Stories
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