I have been writing short fiction for over a decade and am happy to say I’ve had the honor of seeing many stories set free into the wild.
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blue bride ~ reprint
Published in Haunted Places by Blackbird Publishing. Edited by Jamie Ferguson (April 2025) — ABOUT / READ
the color of thunder ~ reprint
Published in Journeys Beyond the Fantastical: A Galaxy’s Edge Anthology by CAEZIK SF & Fantasy. Edited by Lezli Robyn (Sept 2024) — ABOUT / READ
shine and beam, burn and bleed
Published in Familiars by Zombies Need Brains LLC. Edited by Patricia Bray and Joshua Palmatier (August 2024) — ABOUT / READ
the fallen
Published in ZNB Presents: Year Two by Zombies Need Brains LLC. Edited by Joshua Palmatier (July 1 2024) — ABOUT / READ
The White Widow
Published in Murderbugs: An Arthropod Anthology (Unhelpful Encyclopedia) Vol. 2 by WonderBird Press. Edited by Mike Jack Stoumbos (April 2024) — ABOUT / READ
Blue Bride
Published in Particular Passages: Closed for the Season by Knight Writing Press. Edited by Sam Knight (November 2023) — ABOUT / READ
In Her reflection
Published in Journeys Into Possibility by Pikes Peak Writers. Edited by Deborah L. Brewer, Kim Olgren, and Kathie Scrimgeour (March 2023) — ABOUT / READ
the lament configuration
Published in Galaxy’s Edge magazine Issue 60. Edited by Lezli Robyn (January 2023) — ABOUT / READ
green army men
Published in 4th and Starlight by Future Finalists Publishing. Edited by M. Elizabeth Ticknor (June 2022) — ABOUT / READ
event seven
Appeared on the Storyteller Series podcast from Night Shift Media. Narrated by Sophie Flack (June 2022) — ABOUT / READ
the color of thunder
Published in Galaxy’s Edge magazine Issue 56. Edited by Lezli Robyn (May 2022) — ABOUT / READ
above us, hell
Published in Paranormal Pirates: A Collected Uncollected Anthology, Issue 27, by A-Line Press (April, 2022) — ABOUT / READ
a recipe for home
Published in Eat, Drink, and Be Wary by WordFire Press for the Don Hodges Superstars Writing Seminars scholarship anthology. Edited by Lisa Mangum; audiobook narrated by Brenda McGinnis (February 2022) — ABOUT / READ
the girl who built worlds
Published in Things With Feathers: Stories of Hope an anthology by Third Flatiron Press. Edited by Juliana Rew (October 2021) — ABOUT / READ
la marionnette
Published in Unmasked: Tales of Risk and Revelation anthology by WordFire Press. Executive Editor Kevin J. Anderson; presented by his students at Western Colorado University; audiobook narrated by Brenda McGinnis (July 2021) — ABOUT / READ
Campbell county cook-off
Published in Magicks & Enchantments anthology by Blackbird Publishing. Edited by Jamie Ferguson (April 2021) — ABOUT / READ
the first problem
Published in Hold Your Fire: Stories Celebrating the Creative Spark by WordFire Press for the Don Hodges Superstars Writing Seminars scholarship anthology. Edited by Lisa Mangum (February 2021) — ABOUT / READ
the end of winter
Published in The Wild Hunt: Stories of the Chase anthology by Air and Nothingness Press. Assembled by Todd Sanders (January 2021) — ABOUT / READ
at the edge of the well
Published in Hauntings anthology by Blackbird Publishing. Edited by Jamie Ferguson (November 2020) — ABOUT / READ
i carry your heart
Published in Wit & Whimsey: Volume 2 a WhimsyCon anthology by Shiny Garden Press. Edited by A.M. Burns and Sandra Wheeler (February 2019) — ABOUT / READ
monsters of yesterday
Published in Adventures in Zookeeping a MileHiCon anthology by Villainous Press. Edited by Sam Knight (October 2016) — ABOUT / READ
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I just read your short story “At the Edge of the Well”. I thoroughly enjoyed it! I look forward to reading more fiction from you:).
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You’re ON FIRE, Alicia! Nice job on the anthology story credits. Best of luck in WOTF Q4 V38!
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