Fiction Bylines
Honors
Honorable Mention (16th out of 4300 writers)
2025, 100-word microfiction contest
NYC Midnight
Best Microfiction Nominee
2023, Nominated by Blink Ink
Best Small Fictions Nominee
2023, Nominated by Blink Ink
Finalist (top 150 out of 5400 writers)
2021, 250-word microfiction contest
NYC Midnight
First Place (1st round)
Honorable Mention (2nd round)
2021, 100-word microfiction contest
NYC Midnight
Flash and Microfiction
On the Eve of Their Twenty-fourth Wedding Anniversary
Cleaver, Issue No. 49 Spring 2025
Scenario: One of Those High School Parent/Teacher Conferences Where the Student is Strongly Encouraged to Attend
Brilliant Flash Fiction, September 2024 Issue
Life Insurance
Blink-Ink, Issue #55 Money, 2024
Along the Shores of Lake Charlevoix
Of Rust and Glass, Volume 3, 2023
Perseus Isn't a Character in this Story
Conception
Does it Have Pockets? 2023
The Buddy Bench (Story of the Week)
50-Word Stories, 2023
They Don't Care if He Doesn't Make Eye Contact
Blink-Ink, Issue #52 Waiting on a Friend, 2023
My First Student Funeral
Pato Journal, 2023
The Elements are Harsh, But the Pup Must Be Set Free
Bright Flash Literary Review, 2022
If I Could Give My Former Self a Fortune Cookie
Microfiction Monday Magazine, 2022
Chemical Reaction
The Drabble, 2022
Estrangement
Every Day Fiction, 2021
When Angels Cry (Top 10 Finalist)
Hysteria Writing Competition: Hysteria 8: Hope and Unity, 2021
Upstage Left
Fragmented Voices: Heart/h: Stories of Home, 2021
After the Doctor's Visit
Pigeon Review, 2021
Happy Hour
Read the Fine Print
A Spirit's Origin Story
A Crow's Feet Publication: 100 Ways to Die, 2021
Nonfiction Bylines
Writing Advice
Take Your Teenage Son's Advice
Cleaver, April 2025
My First Print Publication
Between Breaths (Narrative Nonfiction)
You Do You Anthology (2018)
Part of Jen Mann's New York Times Bestselling series, I Just Want to Pee Alone
Personal Essays
2015-2019
Scary Mommy
A Life Measured in Laundry Loads
On Being Raised a Trekkie
An Open Letter to my Son’s Preschool Class
10 Things I Wish People Knew About Being a Parent to a Child with Autism
Finding Cooper's Voice
Why Did God Make Me This Way?
The Mighty
How My 7-Year-Old Educates His Classmates About Autism
What My Son With Autism CAN Do
Mamalode
Which Mommy Will I Be?
Diving into a Diagnosis
My Mom Jeans (poetry)
Journalism
2019-2021, Ann Arbor Family Press
(complete list of articles)
Featured Articles
Unschooling: An Alternative Way of Educating Your Child
No M-Step: Now What?
Reported Articles for "Exceptional Families" Column
Does My Child Have a Disability, or Does My Child Have Special Needs?
Supporting Artists of All Ability Levels
Secure Your Child's Future with a Special Needs Trust
Dr. Bowers Creates a "Home Away From Home" for Quirky Kids
The Struggle to Accommodate Children with IEPs and 504s
Reported Articles for "Healthy Kids" Column
Pregnancy as a Collaborative Experience
Acknowledging Our Children's Anxiety Rather Than Dismissing It
Paternity Leave, Waterbirth, and Financial Burden
Listicles
Storybook Trail Guide for Southeastern Michigan
75 Local and Global Virtual Activities for Kids
20 Books Your Kids Will Love
2020-2021, Current Online Magazine
Reported Articles
The Truth about Human Trafficking
Blackstone Bookstore: A Brilliant Cultural Center and Community Hub
Arcade Barbers Will Survive Because of Loyal Patrons Like You
Listicles
Support Black-owned Businesses in Washtenaw County
Regular Contributor
2015-2020, SPM MockMom
News/Trending Topics Team
Special Education is Slipping Through the Cracks
Robodog named SPOT Proves We are Living in a Dystopian Sci-fi Novel
M is for MAMA (and also Merlot) is the Next Great Classic for Moms
Laura Benanti Creates Community During COVID-19 Crisis
Personal Essays
Autism Still Lives Here
How to Raise a Bully
What My Son with Special Needs CAN Do
ASD Meltdowns: "You Ain't Seen Nothin'!"
When Your Child is the Socially Awkward Extrovert