short stories
“Fry Girl”
Published in …In Search of a City: Los Angeles in 1,000 Words
An aging model recounts her tale of the suicidal childhood friend she once talked down. That time.
“Headshot”
Published in Warmed and Bound: A Velvet Anthology
A home invasion tale with a Hollywood twist.
“The Fudge Shop”
Published in Project PATH (coming early 2012)
A scathing, fictional review of Paris and the Hiltons’ very-real second album, Fracture and Slice, as part of a book mythologizing the history of this legendary band, to accompany their third album, fusing music and literature.
“-Esque”
Published in Colored Chalk Vol. 1
On the local karaoke circuit, a veteran with star aspirations is tormented by his KJ nemesis.
“In the Bag”
Published at Nefarious Muse
A routine photo shoot turns into a gonzo porn set for a nervous starlet with her own agenda.
“Untitled Stephenie Meyer Novel”
(Originally published in Oprah Read This, 2010)
Twilight mania proves to be a dangerous aphrodisiac for the opportunistic.
Washed-up celebrity is tracked by a camera crew in one long dialogue-free take as he travels to the set of a new reality television series.
Her first day in prison is no time to play the submissive role.
The green room becomes a zoo mere moments before the taping of a late-night talk show.