Lullabies →
“ ‘Oh, she’s just someone that comes around. I’m not sure why.’ I never went back to the apartment, and Adrian never called. I didn’t get a tattoo.”
Read MoreI Stabbed My Wife Twice with a Pen Knife, AITA? →
I only stabbed her twice, with a tiny pen knife. Keep in mind, I’m a great writer.
Read More‘The Haunting Of Hill House’ Brought Back Ghosts Of My Sister’s Death →
I don’t know if my sister drowned in the car or was thrown from the car into the river. I suppose it doesn’t really matter—the outcome was the same. She was seventeen.
Read MoreBoquillos Canyon →
Poem published by Kallisto Gaia Press, 15 July 2018, in "Texas Poetry Calendar 2019."
Read MoreFinding My Voice →
Shortlisted essay for The 2018 Memoir Magazine #MeToo Essay Award.
Read MoreHow I Found My Pen Pal at Brazos Bookstore →
One writer finds post-Harvey solace in physical media and human connections at a club that grew from two friends who loved to write letters. Published by Houstonia, 5 January 2018.
Read MoreA Weed in the Corn: Surrender and Regrant in 16th Century Ireland (Master's Thesis) →
The 16th century was one of rapid change for Ireland due to the encroaching control of the Tudors. Tudor policies rapidly changed the Gaelic way of life, sparking rebellion. These rebellions caused the Tudor government to look to other ways of subjecting the Irish, such as surrender and regrant. By focusing on one family, the O’Neills of Ulster, I propose to demonstrate that before surrender and regrant, the Gaelic lords were able to keep the English primarily located within the Pale. Unpublished Master's Thesis: Approved May 15, 2014, University of St. Thomas-Houston
Read MoreWere There Dogs
Were there dogs at the Acropolis/When Socrates walked there? Published in Laurels Fall 2013: 58-60. Print.
Read MoreFlowers for Remembering
Flowers are often used as a way of remembering. Even when travelling. Published in Laurels Fall 2013: 43. Print.
Read MoreIn Pursuit of Life and Love: The Universal Themes of Hamlet and Ecclesiastes →
Hamlet is often regarded as a modern or postmodern drama, yet the existential questions Hamlet ponders can be found echoed in a much older text: the Book of Ecclesiastes. A comparison of parallel elements found in the two texts not only offers a deeper understanding of each protagonist's pursuit of life and love, but also that the desire to ascribe meaning to life transcends period labels. Published in Thoroughfare 6.1 Fall 2013: 6-9. Print
Read MoreStopping Metamorphosis
The writer takes the reader to Turkey, where rug weavers intentionally stop the metamorphosis of silk worms in order to economically improve their lives. Published in Thoroughfare 6.1 Fall 2013, 22-23, Print.
Read MoreA Revolution of the Mind: The Search for Identity in Roddy Doyle's A Star Called Henry →
The search for a distinct identity is a challenge of any post-colonial society when contending with the loss of identity, both communal and individual. Often a fervent nationalism arises, yet this nationalism can be as controlling as colonialism. Author Roddy Doyle explores how both do not allow for the development of identity in his novel, A Star Called Henry. Presented at the American Conference for Irish Studies--Midwest, 21-23 October 2010.
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