Narrative/Fiction

Short Stories

• “An Urge to Sway,” New English Review, December 1, 2021

A short story about a young composer working on a new piece of music over a New Year’s weekend.

• “Mother’s Home,” New English Review, July 1, 2021

A short story about a child’s fateful love for the forest behind his house.

• “Mr. Huxtable: The Human Being,” Splice Today, May 7, 2024

A short story about a café patron who becomes upset when a new barista always knows what he wants.

• “Mr. Fritjof Roper-Schell and the Silence of God,” The Chained Muse, May 27, 2024

A short story about a man who goes to the opera, but only for the intermissions.

• “The Destiny of Methuselah,” Splice Today, December 9, 2024

A short story about Tobias Breckenridge, the author of an essay on ‘history, modernity, postmodernity, and the fate of man as such.’

• “God and Man in New Orleans,” NER, February 2025

A short story about a busy man in a New Orleans hotel meeting a homeless man claiming to be God.

Fairytales

• “The Poor Boy Who Loved to Dream,” NER, 2023

A story about a poor boy who loves to dream, but has trouble earning his keep.

[See also: “A Reading: “The Poor Boy . . . ,” Et In Arcadia We Go]

• “Wormwood,” New English Review, November 1, 2020

A story about a mountainous island, shrouded boatman, and madman.

• “My Daughter,” NER, May 2019

A ballad about a young woman who meets a young man in a black boat.

Autobiography

• “A Dozen Childhood Reflections and Reminiscences,” Apocalypse Confidential, March 19, 2024

A series of autobiographical reflections/reminiscences modeled on Paul Klee’s childhood diaries.