VIA: Voices in Italian American
NOW AVAILABLE. VIA: Voices in Italian Americana is a semiannual literary and scholarly review of and about the cultures of Italy and its diasporas. Issue 34.1 includes my story, “Coquina Soup.” To order, email info@bordigherapress.org with the subject line “VIA34.1”
The Wilder Heart of Florida
NOW AVAILABLE. In this captivating collection, Florida’s most notable authors, poets, and nature writers take readers on a journey through the natural wonders of the state. Includes my essay, “Florida is a Pretty Girl.” Available wherever you buy books.
Recently published: “Honeycomb”
Artwork by Britt Freda
available for pre-order: The New Guard Volume IX
Artwork by Michael Vincent Manalo
Fiction Editor, South 85 Journal
2017–2019
MFA Graduate, Converse College
Fiction Thesis: Rules of Stars and Ashe
During my time in the Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing graduate program at Converse College, my creative thesis centered around 15 short stories all set in Florida and explored the interior lives of women, men, and families all set against the backdrop of Florida’s natural environment.
My academic work deep-dived into southern women writers with a focus on the Appalachian region. My critical work explored how two women writers — Jayne Anne Phillips and Bobbie Ann Mason, interpreted the Vietnam War in fiction through their works Machine Dreams and In Country respectively.
