Natty and Pork is a 53K word light fantasy story about a kingdom that has lost its hope, a girl who has lost her family, and her best friend who is trying not to lose his father’s piggery.

writing status: manuscript complete, second round of revisions underway

Drip, Drop Bus Stop!

Poetic in nature, and clocking in at 128 words, this story captures the awe and wonder of a little boy discovering a world changed by a rainstorm while he anxiously awaits his older sister’s return from school.

writing status: manuscript complete; querying agents

Harvey Greene and the Great Harvest

In 534 words, I tell the story of Harvey Greene, a caterpillar who is sure he is too small to survive out in the big, scary world. But when Harvey’s lettuce leaf home is harvested, survive he must. And he does, realizing in the end that a bug can get through a lot with the help of his friends.

writing status: manuscript complete; querying agents

Nevermind

A coming-of-age story set in a small central California town in 1999.

writing status: outlining

The Death of Marla Creech

Jude Nillson has lived his entire life believing his grandmother - Marla Creech - is dead. His life is jolted one day, by a phone call informing him that she has only just passed and has left him her estate. As Jude fulfills the stipulations of the will, he begins to unravel the secrets of the grandmother he never knew. But digging into the past may mean facing some difficult truths about the present.

Sharlene Kimball has spent her entire adult life running from the memory of the only person who ever loved her. But when Marla Creech, her neighbor of three months, dies and Sharlene discovers her body, Shar’s present sends her on a collision course with the past and she has to decide if she is strong enough to face them both.

writing status: first draft in progress

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