Published
Fiction: “Pipa” – winner of the 2023 John Steinbeck Award for Fiction.
“Pipa” will be published in issue 156 of Reed Magazine, Spring 2023
We Need to Stop Using the Word ‘Prostitute’
for America Magazine, September 28, 2021
Fiction: “Sowers in the Dust”
published by Literary Yard, September 1, 2021
‘We Need Dignified Jobs’: How a Human Trafficking Survivor Sparked a Social Enterprise to Empower Victims of Exploitation
for NextBillion, August 24, 2021
Interview: A Survivor Debunks Myths Some Christians Believe About Sex Trafficking
for Religion Unplugged, June 22, 2021
Fiction: Rejoice
published by Owl Canyon Press in the short fiction anthology “When the Ride Ends,” 2020
I wrote about how to love effectively and practice creativity during the coronavirus pandemic for Relevant Magazine.
I wrote about feminism and beauty standards for Witches Mag
I wrote about introverts and extroverts and rediscovering true personality behind the “types”for my favorite creative magazine! Follow them on Instagram @expandmag
I wrote this reflection on rejection, resurrection, and Vincent Van Gogh for Mockingbird.
I wrote about Wim Wenders over at Mockingbird.
I wrote about faith and Birdman (2014) for my college newspaper, The Empire State Tribune.
The Aristotelian Triangle published my review of The Theory of Everything.
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I wrote about social media, live music, and being fully present for Forbes.