Short Stories

“In Memories We Drown” (online*, ebook, print)

CLARKESWORLD magazine Issue 207, DECEMBER 2023

“Deep beneath the ocean waves, where the sunlight is sparse and the creatures grow strange, sits a station built of salt-resistant steel and curved glass and once-held hope. In a domed lab on its lower deck, Rosalie Chin perches on a backless stool, studying the heart-shaped leaves of a bioluminescent plant…”

SCIENCE FANTASY, 6400 words


“A Scarcity of Sharks” (online*, ebook, print)

RECKONING magazine Issue 7, September 2023

“Bruce is seventeen feet long and would’ve weighed around two tons when he was murdered by a trophy hunter. Killing rare creatures for sport is supposed to be a relic of the past now…”

SCIENCE FICTION, 4300 WORDS


“The Orchard of Tomorrow” (online*, podcast*, ebook, print)

CLARKESWORLD magazine Issue 202, July 2023

“In the rich, eventide glow, I wait for her in the place where the peaches once grew. Mouthwatering little Gold Dusts to signal the arrival of summer. Hefty O’Henrys, skin dark as rust, honey-yellow flesh bursting with flavor…”

SCIENCE FICTION, 5000 words


“China Doll” (print, ebook)

ASEPTIC AND FAINTLY SADISTIC anthology, May 2023

“Your limbs entwine themselves with his, creating a rhythm half familiar. This is our first encounter; I have yet to learn the pulse of you. His, I know intimately. As you cry out, I study the shape of your mouth, your earthworm-pink lips parting…”

horror, 3100 words


“Wanted: Bone-White Skull-Patterned Lace Trim” (online*, podcast*)

PSEUDOPOD podcast, May 2023

“The stroller on the side of the road caught Nina Wong’s eye as her Fiesta rounded the bend on her way to work. She slowed down, noting the FREE! sign taped to its handles. Free was about the only price she could afford right now…”

horror, 6100 words


“Harvest of the Deep” (online*, ebook)

FANTASY magazine Issue 85, November 2022

“After a decade of abyss-diving, it wasn’t the jagged stalagmite teeth, puckered slate skin, or uneven, fin-like growths that chilled Lifang; it was the creature’s expression—lidless eyes and too-wide jaws shaped like a perpetual scream…”

fantasy, 635 words


“I Swear I Didn’t Kill the Others” (print, ebook, audiobook)

DARK MATTER PRESENTS: HUMAN MONSTERS anthology, October 2022

“When the first box arrives, you don’t think much of it. Nondescript black, sealed with a glossy logo sticker. Dark Deeds: Midnight Reads for Horror Fans. You set it aside to deal with later. After all, surgeons are busy people…”

horror, 4000 words


“Obedient Son” (print, ebook, podcast^)

DEATH IN THE MOUTH anthology, October 2022

TALES TO TERRIFY podcast, TBA (reprint)

“It began with a tickle in the back of Wong An's throat, light as a goose feather. She let out a long, rasping wheeze, and would have thought no more of it. But her son, Chen Wei, recently returned from his apprenticeship with Doctor Song…”

horror, 3900 words


“A Tale of Wickedness” (print, ebook, audiobook)

CLASSIC MONSTERS UNLEASHED anthology, July 2022

“Gather round the fire, my dears, for I’ll tell you the version of the tale your parents will never share with you. They prefer to speak of what comes later; to absolve themselves. But effect does not happen without cause, and you deserve…”

horror, 2400 words


 

FORTHCOMING

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“To Rise Again” (online^, ebook)

APEX MAGAZINE, MAY 2024

FANTASY / LITERARY, 870 WORDS


Cover for Mother Knows Best anthology edited by Lindy Ryan, featuring an introduction by Sadie Hartmann and stories by Gwendolyn Kiste, Kristi Demeester, Kelsea Yu, Rachel Harrison, and more. Image is an embroidery hoop with blood splatter below.

“Within the Pink Paisley Walls” (print, ebook)

MOTHER KNOWS BEST anthology, MAY 2024

horror, 4800 words

“The magnolias were in full bloom the day Miralyn Liang found the envelope addressed to her, penned in her dead mother’s hand. Tucking it in her dress pocket, she climbed back down the ladder, wincing as her bare feet hit the cold concrete of the garage floor…”


Black and white illustration of birds in a tree overlaid with red title text reading The Darkest Night, 22 Winter Horror Stories.

“Carol of the Hells” (print, ebook)

THE DARKEST NIGHT anthology, SEPTEMBER 2024

horror, 4500 words


“Creature” (online^, ebook)

KALEIDOTROPE magazine Issue TBA, 2024

horror, 3000 words



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* currently free to read/listen

^ will be free to read/listen once released