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Are You Cold, Monkey? Are You Cold? Number 11 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. A depressed young woman working in a lab inadvertently cures herself by advising the lab monkeys. Read an excerpt: The girl in the puddle is not exactly dreaming . . … Read more

I Probably Am a Lonely One Number 8 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. Hopper’s Nighthawks is brought to life when a freak lightning ball in a diner propels a group of outsiders to decide between loneliness and love. Read an excerpt: The man in … Read more

Grow Your Gorilla Number 13 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. A young boy faces the reality of environmental destruction when his electronic toy gorilla comes to life. Read an excerpt: On Christmas night, after my parents had gone to bed, I took you out … Read more

The Edges of Seasons Number 14 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. A woman grapples with discrimination and the loss of her mother as she rescues a swan trapped in the ice. Read an excerpt: Is the ice strong enough to hold my weight? Never, … Read more

Thin Number 6 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. A slim young girl wakes from cryopreservation to find that she is too fat for her new world. Read an excerpt: After I unfroze, I opened my eyes and saw five gaunt faces leaning over me … Read more

Scaffolding Number 7 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. A patient’s scurvy rips open the physical and emotional scars of his past, forcing his doctor to acknowledge the limits of conventional medical practice. Read an excerpt: These are the bones that Jack built.I imagine the … Read more

Drowning Number 5 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. A man living in the desert loses his grip on everyday life when his marriage sets off an obsession with the enormity of time. Read an excerpt: He stands at the corner of the sheep pasture … Read more