"A Stall on the Road to Eleusis," Kaleidotrope (forthcoming)
"A Little Leprosy," Not Quite Write Flesh Fiction Collection - Second Place, literary (as Drea Malla)
"Student Teachers," Porcupine Literary
"Married to the Sea," Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction - Sixth Place
"Getting Married in My High School Auditorium," Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
"take the monet and—" Copytext Magazine - Nominated for Best of the Net 2026
"Mrs. Misanthrope," The MacGuffin
"Geminids," Short Story, Long (plus an interview)
"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
"I'm the Gerrymandered Missouri Congressional Map, and I Cannot Take a Hint," The Belladonna
"Once An Authoritarian Dictator, I Am Now Subbing Middle School English," Slackjaw
"What Your Menstrual Management Style Says About You," Points in Case
"Editorial Meeting for the Freedom 250 Patriot Cookbook," Foofaraw Press
"Welcome To Your New Meal Kit, Enshittify," The Belladonna
"King Tut's Heart is Missing," The Razor
"Annotated Draft Menu, Winter 2026 Prix-Fixe," Foofaraw Press - Nominated for Best of the Net 2026
"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*