"DRIVER'S EDUCATION"
Washington Writing Prize in Short Fiction
The Hudson Review, Summer 2005
Sexual and racial tensions in a classroom threaten to explode as a young teen faces choices that will haunt her in adulthood.
"Driver's Education" now appearing in
Writes of Passage: Coming-of-Age Stories and Memoirs fromThe Hudson Review. A Chicago Tribune and LA Times Editor's Choice book."THE MIDDLE WAY"
Virgin Fiction award anthology, Rob Weisbach Books/William Morrow, 1998
A young girl in Thailand is sold into prostitution by her mother.
Virgin Fiction, June 1998, Rob Weisbach/William Morrow; contains stories by Myla Goldberg, Ed Park...and me
“STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS”
Bethesda Magazine, forthcoming March/April 2009
A woman is haunted by events from the past that threaten to disturb her domestic life.
"Statute of Limitations,"
Bethesda Magazine, March/April 2009.
"SAND PEOPLE"
Gravity Dancers: Stories, edited by Richard Peabody, forthcoming 2009
A man battles neighbors to build his dream house, while his son resists the pull of the family heritage.
"Sand People," forthcoming in
Gravity Dancers from Paycock Press.
"MINOR OFFENSES"
Delmarva Review, June 2008
A bored housewife has a sexual encounter with a utility worker, with disastrous results.
"Minor Offenses" now appearing in
Delmarva Review"THE ROSE GARDEN"
North Dakota Quarterly, Fiction Issue, Winter 2004
A psychologist confuses fantasy and reality as she travels alone for the first time after her divorce.
“Potty Talk”
Washington Post Magazine, March 14, 2004
A homeowner finds something Very Special about her toilet.
"Facing Ravenous Invaders, A Homeowner Fights Back"
Washington Post, Style Plus, August 9, 2004
An open letter to the mosquitoes in my backyard.
“Contributor Notes” (parody)
The Potomac, Issues 1 and 2
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“Reality Shows Currently in Production”
The Potomac, Issue 3
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