Writings
1 / Fiction
2018 “The Rest of Us” West Branch
2017 “Years Eaten by the Bees” West Branch
2016 “Guadalajara, 1986” Day One
2016 “Evanesce” The Cossack Review
2003 “Treasure” La Calaca Review
2001 “Seed” Other Voices
2000 “Arañas” Black Warrior Review
2000 “Dario” Santa Clara Review
1999 “Caterpillars” Fourteen Hills
2 / Essays & Criticism
2026 “The Paradox of Welcome: Restoring the Intergenerational Welcome of the Church” Front Porch Republic
2022 “A Beautiful Word, Beautifully Said” Square Halo Books
2021 “Widening the Opening” Ekstasis Magazine
2019 “Storytellers Among Us” The Sunlight Press
2018 “Fighting to Write Between Two Languages” The Millions
2018 “Caught Between Two Languages” Fathom Magazine
2018 “Without Words” great weather for MEDIA
2018 “Tales that Echo Through My Bloodline: Telling Family Stories” Brevity Blog
2018 “At the Table” Image Journal
2018 “Bringing Up My Children As Bilingual” Mothers Always Write
2016 “I can barely afford to pay my bills” The Washington Post
2016 “The Journey Back to My Father” Brain, Child Magazine
2016 “When a Son Overburdens His Father With Grief” The Tishman Review
3 / Poetry
2022 August “Li(n)e(ag)es” swim meet lit mag
2022 March “Quickening” Ekstasis Magazine
2022 February “Railer” Ekstasis Magazine
2018 February “Instruments” Fathom Magazine
2018 February “Bluff” Fathom Magazine
2017 December “Bent Twigs” L’Éphémère Review
2017 October “Some of Us” Origins Journal
2017 August “Falcon” The Sunlight Press
2017 August “Counting” Mothers Always Write
4 / Current Work
A novel in progress about a journey that pits a fractured family against false shelters, predatory violence, and the demanding trials of Christian faith required to reach enduring peace and survival. Exploring generational memory, displacement, and sacred turns.