SHORT FICTION EXCERPTS

Neon Barbie / Peach Mag / 2019

“One day, on the bus, Jessica Mae hands me a small damp envelope containing an invitation to her birthday party.
When I get home I can’t wait to tell Mom the bad news. She thinks it’s wonderful.”

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The See-Through / Smirk Magazine / 2018

“It's 10am and it's already hot hot hot. We burn ourselves on the aluminum benches, but soon the skin of our own legs cools the metal until it is comfortable to sit on. We once tried sitting in the shade below the bleachers, but the grass there is too high, where the town lawn mowers can't reach and where it's littered with wrappers, cigarette butts, empty cans, and bottles - things discarded by the parents of little league players.
Look, says Paula.
This better be good, I think, after all that riding around.
And it is.”

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