• AGUA FANTASMA

    There's a secret treasure in the desert, but the treasure's not the secret.

    Published in Issue #5 of Pulp Asylum

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  • AS YOU SEE THE WORLD

    A street gang stole her pit bull, and Mía is going to steal him back -- whether her man-child boyfriend likes it or not.

    Published in January/February 2025 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

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  • THURSDAY AFFAIR

    Nihilistic lovers throw away their perfect marriages on a murder-fueled race to the bottom.

    Published March 2024 at Shotgun Honey

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  • NO ONE WILL BELIEVE YOU

    A broke New York gig worker is mugged by the world's most famous movie star.

    Published in March 2024 issue of Mystery Magazine

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  • TEDDY'S FAVORITE THING

    Mass layoffs and workplace violence, seen through the eyes of a child ... on Bring-Your-Kid-To-Work Day!

    Published in September/October 2023 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

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  • ERRANDS

    A housebound husband obsesses over the mysterious movements of his much-younger wife.

    Acquired by Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir

    Status: December 2025

  • SHAMUS & BUSTER

    A beat-up alley cat teams with a hardboiled police lieutenant to solve his master's murder.

    Aquired by Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

    Status: April 2025

  • DESTINY

    Our futures lay not in our stars, but our names.

    Acquired by Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

    Status: Publication Pending

  • THE DEVIL DOWNSIZED

    Playing a trick on the Prince of Lies.

    Acquired by SPOOKY Magazine

    Status: Summer 2025

  • GUMSHOE FRANKENSTEIN

  • A FINGER FOR FRODO

    2400 word short story

    Status: Submission

  • SOL, YOU'RE GONNA MISS IT!

    1000 word short story

    Status: Submisson

  • STRANGERS ON A TRAIN ON A TRAIN

    4000 word short story

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  • WHITEY'S ELEPHANT

    2400 word short story

    Status: Submission

  • LAST RESPONDER

    5000 word short story

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  • LAW OF THE JUNGLE

    5000 word short story

    Status: Submission