PUBLICATIONS

“Essential Lies.” Moss. Vol.8. Fall 2023.

“My father battled addiction and homelessness. His letters give me hope. . .” Tacoma News Tribune. August 19, 2022. If the column is now behind a paywall, access it here.

“Artifacts.” Still: The Journal. Issue No. 39. Summer 2022.

“Lessons from a Garden.” Still Point Arts Quarterly. Issue No. 46. P. 56. Summer 2022.

Now I Understand You: Essays. Subduction Zone Press. May 2022.

“Five Seconds.” Iron Horse Literary Review. Issue 24.1. March 2022. Order a copy here.

“In times of uncertainty, always trust your instruments.” Tacoma News Tribune. December 2021. If the column is now behind a paywall, access it here.

“Did we waste opportunity going to war after 9/11 attack?” Tacoma News Tribune. August 2021. If the column is now behind a paywall, access it here.

“Let it Go.” Tahoma Literary Review. Spring 2021.

“Inheritance.” Unbroken. Issue 28. January 2021.

“Finding Stillness.” The Other Journal: An Intersection of Theology and Culture. Issue 32: Family. November 2020.

“Sweet Just Yesterday.” Water~Stone Review. Vol. 23. Fall 2020. Read my interview with the editors about this piece.

“Lost in Translation.” Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop blog. March 2020.

“Dissection.” Creative Colloquy. January 2020. Purchase a copy here. (This piece was a finalist for the Annie Dillard Prize from Bellingham Review in 2007.)

“We swim with sharks constantly, but they seldom attack.” Tacoma News Tribune. October 2019. If the column is now behind a paywall, access it here.

“A sequel to Hands Across America could do us all some good.” Tacoma News Tribune. November 2018. If the column is now behind a paywall, access it here.

“Toy Soldier.” Collateral. Issue 2.2. Spring 2018.

“Necessities can be thoughtful gifts.” Tacoma News Tribune. December 24, 2013. A11.

“Our growing fear extends beyond shirtless man.” Tacoma News Tribune. December 18, 2005. F1.

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