Books
Edited Anthologies
Other Orlandos, Burrow Press, August 2017
Orlando is… a power plant in Johannesburg, an epic poem, a celebrity mask used as a marital aid. In this anthology of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, Orlando is anything but the Florida city so often associated with theme parks. In Other Orlandos, the city’s writers twist a familiar word into new contexts and connotations.
Condoms and Hot Tubs Don’t Mix: An Anthology of Awkward Sexcapades, Beating Windward Press, June 2018
Sex in the real world isn’t as glamorous or tidy as romance novels or pornography frequently portray. Real, consensual sex is messy, silly, fun, and sometimes more than a little bit awkward. This collection of stories, essays, poems, and comics features untimely boners, shower-stall slip-and-falls, the police showing up at your post-prom romp in the park, and that high school escapade where you realized condoms and hot tubs don’t mix.
Edited Academic Collections
Essays on Father Figures in Animated Cartoons for Children, McFarland & Co., forthcoming 2022
Essays on Father Figures in Animated Cartoons for Mature Audiences, McFarland & Co., forthcoming 2023
Literary Floridas: Imaginings of a Wild Peninsula, under publisher review
Anthologized Works
Essays
“From the Swamp to the Stars: Writing the Space Coast,” Literary Floridas, forthcoming
Poetry
“Splice,” Manticore: Hybrid Writing from Hybrid Identities, Sundress Publications, 2019
Fiction
“Overripe,” Ghost Parachute Anthology, forthcoming 2021
“On Maglev, I95 Southbound,” Burrow Press for There Will Be Words, Winter 2011
Comics
“Falia Takes Flight,” 15 Views, Volume II: Corridor, Orlando: Burrow Press, 2013
In Literary Journals
Fiction
“Lost in Translation,” Ghost Parachute, September 2020
“Seasons Turn,” Ghost Parachute, August 2020
“Overripe,” Ghost Parachute, July 2020
“So Long, Soldier. Send Her Your Son,” Plane Tree Journal, Fall 2018
“Justification,” Sphere Literary Journal, Spring 2011
Comics (Fiction)
“Falia Takes Flight,” Burrow Press Review, Fall 2012
“Justification,” The Southeast Review, Spring 2012
Comics (Nonfiction)
“Picky Eater,” Sweet: A Literary Confection, Summer 2012
Art & Illustration
Photograph, “I Feel Empowered When I Wear,” Rogue Agent, Spring 2015
Illustration for Jon Chaiim McConnell’s “Chinatown Baklava,” SmokeLong Quarterly, forthcoming
Illustration for Faith Gardner’s “Second Runner-Up,” SmokeLong Quarterly, Winter 2012
Illustration for Ryan Werner’s “Jalapeno Summer,” SmokeLong Quarterly, Fall 2012
Special Projects
Poetry
“Unknown Man : Chicago, IL,” Lament for the Dead, Aug. 2015
Articles
Guest Posts
“Jack of All Trades: A Case for Studying and Composing in Multiple Genres,” UCF Creative Writing MFA Blog, Mar. 2016
“Special Edition: So You Want to Write a Sex Scene?,” Five Writers, Feb. 2016
“On Not Writing and Not Feeling Guilty About It,” The Sundress Blog, Sep. 2014
“AWP2014: When Book Reviews Also Tell Stories,” Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog, Mar. 2014
Reviews
“Imperfect Memory: Review of Eating Moors and Christians by Sandra Castillo,” Aquifer: The Florida Review Online, Spring 2018
“Buzzed Books #25: Across a Green Ocean,” The Drunken Odyssey, Apr. 2015
“Buzzed Books #21: The Call,” The Drunken Odyssey, Feb. 2015
“Buzzed Books #13: Falling Into Place,” The Drunken Odyssey, Sep. 2014
“Gutter Space #20: Holiday Bullshit,” The Drunken Odyssey, Dec. 2013
“Gutter Space #19: The Art of Adaptation,” The Drunken Odyssey, Dec. 2013
“Gutter Space #18: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal,” The Drunken Odyssey, Dec. 2013
“Gutter Space #17: Metacomic Case Study,” The Drunken Odyssey, Nov. 2013
“Gutter Space #16: Cartooning Through Delicate Subject Matters,” The Drunken Odyssey, Nov. 2013
“Gutter Space #15: When Worlds Collide,” The Drunken Odyssey, Nov. 2013
“Gutter Space #14: Portrayal of Perception,” The Drunken Odyssey, Nov. 2013
“Gutter Space #13: On Taking Webcomics Seriously,” The Drunken Odyssey, Oct. 2013
“Gutter Space #12: Trauma and Watercolors,” The Drunken Odyssey, Oct. 2013
“Gutter Space #11: Imagination as a Coping Mechanism in Comics Essays,” The Drunken Odyssey, Oct. 2013
“Gutter Space #10: Narration in Fun Home,” The Drunken Odyssey, Oct. 2013
“Gutter Space #9: Flashbacks in A Family Matter,” The Drunken Odyssey, Oct. 2013
“Gutter Space #8: Interactivity in XKCD,” The Drunken Odyssey, Sep. 2013
“Gutter Space #7: Hybrid Comics and Prose,” The Drunken Odyssey, Sep. 2013
“Gutter Space #6: Maus,” The Drunken Odyssey, Sep. 2013
“Gutter Space #5: Less is More in A Softer World,” The Drunken Odyssey, Sep. 2013
“Gutter Space #4: Worldbuilding in Artichoke Tales,” The Drunken Odyssey, Aug. 2013
“Gutter Space #3: Pushing the Boundaries between Comics and Animation in XKCD,” The Drunken Odyssey, Aug. 2013
“Gutter Space #2: Narrative Braiding in Habibi,” The Drunken Odyssey, Aug. 2013
“Gutter Space #1: Why Focus on Comics-That-Aren’t-Superhero-Comics?,” The Drunken Odyssey, Aug. 2013
Interviews
Bob Shacochis, The Florida Review, Winter 2012
Anthony Swofford, forthcoming in The Florida Review 40th Anniversary Anthology, forthcoming
Nick Flynn, forthcoming in The Florida Review 40th Anniversary Anthology, forthcoming
Podcast Episodes
The Drunken Odyssey Episode 458: A Discussion of Lynda Barry’s Syllabus (with Leslie Salas), Feb. 2021
StoryMaven Episode 12: How to Avoid the Blinking Cursor of Death with The Gloria Sirens, Jan. 2021
Florida Book Club Season 1, Episode 3: Condoms and Hot Tubs Don’t Mix, Dec. 2020
The Drunken Odyssey Episode 450: Tron Legacy Roundtable Discussion, Dec. 2020
The Drunken Odyssey Episode 279: Leslie Salas!, Sep. 2017
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