Publications


radio telescope under bright starry sky
31427
Cosmic Horror Monthly
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Reminiscor
Night Picnic
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Roger
Downstate Story

Editor

Associate Editor, TeacherCertificationDegrees.com

Associate Editor, CounselingDegreeGuide.org

Selected Nonfiction

Survey Maker Showdown: Google Forms vs. Survey Monkey,” Zapier

9 Style Guides that Advance the Brand Experience,” Zapier

5 Ways to Break Down Organizational Silos,” Zapier

Anadarko Could Double By 2014,” Seeking Alpha

Noble Energy: Now a Strong Stock on New Focus,” Seeking Alpha

5 Tips for Decorating with Fine Art,” Canvas Press

Is the Future of Higher Ed Online? Purdue Is Betting Its Reputation On “Yes,” LinkedIn

Books

inVISIBLE, Experimental Chapbook, Alien Buddha Press, October 2022 (order online)

Fiction

“999,” Flash Fiction, DarkWinter Lit, September 2022 (online)

“31427,” Microfiction, Cosmic Horror Monthly (print and online); 3rd Place winner, January 2022 Microfiction Contest

“Roger,” Short Story, Downstate Story Vol XXX, December 2021 (online)

“Reminiscor,” Flash Fiction, Night Picnic Journal, Vol 3 Issue 4, October 2021 (print and online)

“Memento Mori,” Flash Fiction, Semi-Finalist, 2020 American Short(er) Fiction Contest

Creative Nonfiction

“Pollywogs,” Flash CNF, Corvus Review, Issue 17, Winter ’21-’22 (online)

“The No Makeup Makeover for Pandemics, Quarantines, and Every Day Looks,” Flash CNF, Suburban Witchcraft Magazine, October 2022 (online)

Poetry

“Fire Season,” Paperbark #4, January 2023 (print)

“Eight Synonyms for Shroud,” The Deadlands, January 2023 (online)

“Relishing a Green Tomato,” The Hyacinth Review, April 2022 (online)

“The Marigold,” The Hyacinth Review, June 2022 (online)

Other Research, Workshops, and Professional Activities

Volunteer Reader. 2023 Firecracker Awards for Independently Published Literature, Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP).

Guest Lecture. “Pynchon’s Sexy Lampshades: Categorizing Femininity, Feminism, and Universality with Pynchon’s ‘Accessible’ Women.” University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Spring 2023.

Conference Talk. “A Postcritical Reading of Mathematics as the Organizing Principle in Against the Day.” International Pynchon Week 2022, University of British Columbia. 6-10 June 2022.

Tutor, English as a Second Language, Literacy DuPage

Member, American Association for Employment in Education

Member, ASAP: The Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present

Member, North American Association for Environmental Education

Member, Society for Novel Studies

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