Writing

Short Stories

“The Edge of The Sky”

Thea is the wife of the American Ambassador to Senegal and she and her maid, Comba, just visited a marabout who told her that someone was being unfaithful….

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“The Guide”

Darren, a Peace Corps worker in Senegal hires a sly yet vulnerable young boy as a guide on her quest to explore the cliff graves of the Dogan people….

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“Marriage”

Everything you need to know about marriage in 234 words.

Read More in Harper’s Magazine

“The Monster”

A teenage girl who has lost her father becomes dangerously involved with her Uncle Carl, a Nashville radio personality who calls himself, “Dr. Foxx, the little man inside your radio.”

Read More in Boulevard