Writing Portfolio
Flash Fiction
Everything I Need
"Everything I Need" is a piece of flash fiction about a kid hiding from monsters in a dark forest. I wrote it for English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.
Dead Heroes
"Dead Heroes" is a piece of flash fiction about a pair of thieves looting an old library. I wrote it for English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.
Malignance
"Malignance" is a symmetrical piece of flash fiction about the corrupting effects of evil. I wrote it for English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing. This piece was printed in our class zine "Live, Laugh, Explode: Excerpts from Writers Not Yet Dead".
Mother of All
"Mother of All" is a piece of flash fiction about the end of the world. I wrote it for English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.
Short Stories
The King Who Did Not See
"The King Who Did Not See" is a short story, told as a fable or myth, about a king presented with a dilemma of curiosity vs. understanding. It was printed in my university's annual zine, "Jabberwocky", for the 2025 Edition.
The Rogue
"The Rogue" is a short story about a group of legendary heroes fighting a dragon. I wrote it for my second semester of English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.
The Tower
"The Tower" is a short story about a woman who pulls the Tower in her morning tarot reading. Chaos ensues. I wrote it for my second semester of English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.
Try
"Try" is a short story about writers block and redemption. I wrote it for my second semester of English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.