"Mrs. Misanthrope," The MacGuffin (forthcoming)
"Snapshot," wildscape. (forthcoming)
"A Cup to Save the World," Foofaraw Press - First Place, An Ordinary Contest
"An Exorcism," Trembling With Fear
"The Family Gathers at a Meal," Craft Literary
"No Forgotten Men," longlisted, History Through Fiction Shorty Story Contest
"King Tut's Heart is Missing," The Razor (forthcoming)
"I'm the High Note in 'O Holy Night,' and I'm Ready to Hijack Your Christmas Eve Service," McSweeney's (forthcoming)
"Ecchymoses," Write or Die Magazine
"Chicago's French Pastry School: Redefining Vocational Education," Gapers Block; written with support from Community News Matters grant from The Chicago Community Trust and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
"You Can't Drink the Kool-Aid If You Can't Find the Kool-Aid," Gapers Block *the most controversial story I ever wrote on the Chicago food scene*