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For children→
“Tessa’s Hungry Family”
Novel, MG fantasy. When 12-year-old Tessa discovers Grandpa is the cause of an environmental disaster, she must defy her family to save her new monster friends. Jewish representation. (In-progress)
“Poppy and Harold”
Short illustrated book, MG. Poppy moves into the hospital. She’s cured now, but the voice in her head—Harold—isn’t sure the cancer won’t come back. Written for anxious children who are sick or recovered. Mental illness representation. (Finished, seeking publisher)
“Sideline Girl”
Short story, YA fantasy. When a high-school athlete faces injuries, bullying, and the end of the friendship with her sibling, she steals a talking field hockey stick. Jewish and disabled representation. (Finished, seeking publisher)
For adults→
“The Prairie’s Song” in Tales to Terrify, episode 633
Short story, historical horror. A settler of the American West can’t stand the wide-open prairie and its haunting, endless noise.
“Open Relationship” published in L’Esprit Literary Review
Short story, literary. An activist for the decriminalization of sex work can’t stomach opening her relationship. Does that mean she’s not the activist she thought she was?
“Viable” published in The Vanishing Point
Short story, dark sci-fi. Abortion is legal. So why is ending a pregnancy in this techno-advanced city so hard?
“Notes on the Unrivaled Authority of Scientific Truth Seeking’s Final Meeting” published in Unrealpolitik
Short story, sci-fi. A meeting of intergalactic colonialists is cut short when a god intervenes.