"Jackalope," Rat Bag Lit (forthcoming)
"A Little Leprosy," Not Quite Write Flesh Fiction Collection - Second Place, literary (as Drea Malla)
"take the monet and—" Copytext Magazine, forthcoming
"Mrs. Misanthrope," The MacGuffin
"Geminids," Short Story, Long (plus an interview)
"Annotated Draft Menu, Winter 2026 Prix-Fixe," Foofaraw Press
"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 Short Story Contest
"Welcome To Your New Meal Kit, Enshittify," The Belladonna
"King Tut's Heart is Missing," The Razor
"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*