Publications

The following are descriptions of and links to writing that has been my published work, which ranges from poetry to creative nonfiction to a hybrid of the two genres.

Nancy Tells Me Stories

SAMPLE:
”I’ve considered making an emergency kit, but I’m not sure what to put into it. What am I supposed to prepare for? Should I switch out my backpack with a bulletproof one and stash medical supplies in it, in case there’s a shooting and I’m unlucky enough to be there? Should I stock up on food and water in case I have to stay home for two weeks? What do I pack for a disaster that unfolds over the course of decades? At that point, would I be making an emergency kit or a lifestyle?”

[Published September 2020]

Where a Boundary

SAMPLE:
"The parking lot of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is set back from the road, filled with pastel teal tourist buses whose side mirrors stick out the front of the vehicle like bug antennae. Iceland’s biggest tour destinations are geologic in nature. The blue lagoon. The glacier that Batman filmed on. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is only visible on land in Iceland. The rest of it is buried under the sea, zipping up the planet."

[Published December 2017]

[Republished April 2019 in “Best of Gandy Dancer: 2012-2018]

Family Heirloom

SAMPLE:
”A line of twine extends between trees in the backyard
of my grandmother where she dries clothes in the summer—
we used to visit her house then, dancing games of tag,
kicking soccer balls across grassfield. The Connecticut sun
light but bold, heating the backs of our nexks until they turned
the color of tomatoes, like the ones dangling from healthy vine
in my grandfather’s brick paved garden.”

[Published April 2018]

64° 58′ N, 21° 27′ W @ 14:00 & 20 y.o.

SAMPLE:
"aska covered hills with hekla
bucket to the east
i prayed basaltic ash
clouds would cover the ever
summer sun."

[Published April 2017]

8:00 Mass

SAMPLE:
"Sniffed snot & incessant coughs. Hanker-
chief hymns as homily drones. Snippet
whisperconversation. Snorts drown outside summer"

[ Published April 2016]

Say Something

SAMPLE:
”Acknowledge the rug burn on your larynx.
Clear your throat of wool that loosely
pulls words from your lungs.
Tug the sweater around your
neck that’s beginning to choke you.”