Shut Your Hellhole

Vancouver is paradise for real estate developers – but when an enormous mouth opens below the construction of a high rise, Carlos will have to face the hell that lurks beneath his beautiful city, and confront his own demons therein.
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Published by Literally Stories - you can read it online here.

​(2,498 words)
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All Over, Anyway

This story won Gold in Blank Spaces Magazine's September Short Story Contest. Here's what judges had to say:

“Readers are transported to another time and place with this telling of the image provided. The author brings visceral sensations to a tale that pushes readers to consider their own mortality. Very well done.”

“I am stunned by how much was packed into this short story, an entire world inhabited in a brief moment.”
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“Vivid and beautifully written, full of sorrow, frustration, yearning, and love. ”

Published by Blank Spaces magazine. You can read an excerpt here.

(996 words)
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Paint Night!

​“Now, now, now,” scolds the instructor, dislodging Harriet’s paintbrush from its neck, “stabbing isn’t a part of paint night!”

I'm really proud of this twisted little horror story. Published by Haunted MTL, you can read it online here.
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​(4,310 words)
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Abra-Cadaver

Abra-Cadaver follows a 14th century teenager as she tries to outrun predators and stave off delirium long enough to keep her promise: delivering a plague victim to the city for a proper burial. Ultimately, her greatest obstacle won’t be the wolves, but a struggle for compassion in an era of fear and discrimination. 

​Published by Blank Spaces Magazine, and available for order here. 

This story was nominated by Blank Spaces for the 2022 Pushcart Prize. 

(2,487 words)
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Simon Stays

This is the only wholesome thing on this list. A tiny piece of flash fiction I wrote to cheer up a friend, about a cactus looking for identity.

Published by Every Day Fiction, you can read it online here.

​(573 words)