Selected Short Stories
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Marissa tries to defeat corporate America one caffeinated lie at a time.
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Winner of the Edinburgh Prize for Fiction.
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Charlene attempts to save her sister and unborn niece from a life of misery but struggles to find any joy in her own life that she can share.
Runner up for The Peter Hinchcliff Award for Short fiction and published in The New Quarterly.
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A woman recalls her lost love and a Percocet-laced train ride across Canada. Finalist in the CVC 9 competition and publication in the the anthology
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Hard-living Stuart struggles to get his grandfather to the arctic rock concert of the decade. Finalist for the Writers Union of Canada Emerging Writers Competition. Finalist for the Booth Magazine Unexpected Fiction Contest.
Published in Booth Magazine.
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“The Tooth Witch”
A mother on the brink must keep her cool in the occult hop for the sake of her delightfully unusual children. Finalist for Cream City Review’s Fiction Prize and published in the magazine.
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Polar bears and other beasts run wild on Fogo Island. Honorable Mention in Room Magazine’s Fiction Contest and published in the magazine.
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“Madame and Yves in the Garden of Darkness”
A comedic story featuring insect themed superheroes and the dark side of craft shows.
Published in “Funny Pearls UK Collection” and audio podcast. Runner up in the Funny Pearls Humour by Women Competition.
“Whereupon the World Rears its Ugly Head”
Sara-Mae types a real time transcript of her in-law’s betrayal.
Published in Litro Magazine’s Comedy Issue.
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“Female Jockeys”
An uptight daughter dies inside as her mother misbehaves in a 1940’s speakeasy. Appears in Literary Taxidermy’s “Against the Bar” anthology.
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