Awakening to Jake

The Missouri Review 41.4

"This essay is an affectionate portrait of a troubled young man who could easily become a victim and a statistic." --Speer Morgan, Editor
Now available to read online (for free!) at this link!

The First Time

Fourth Genre 25.2

The wedding night is drawing near.   
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Death Days

Entropy

Is it coincidence that family members keep dying on birthdays?   
Available Online!

Home and Spectacle

Michigan Quarterly Review 58.3

Past and present perceptions of suburban America from a third culture kid.

Invisible Man Asshole

The Cincinnati Review 16.1

A demon haunts a psychiatric residential treatment facility.

Babel

Reed 150

An urban youth group, along with members of a London gang, climb Mt. Snowdon.   

Svoboda

The Pinch 33.1

For a photography project, missionary interns on the streets of Prague ask passersby if true freedom is found in singleness or in relationship. Supplementary photographs found here.

Calling Korea: A Love Story

The Sycamore Review 27.2

"The line between the language of dating and tutoring South Koreans in English becomes blurred." --Anthony Sutton, Editor

The Letter

Salt

A short, romantic essay on the significance of a painted letter along the Wilmington Riverwalk.   
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News 

A conversation between writers Jillian Weiss and Joanna Pearson about each other's pieces in The Cincinnati Review 16.1
An in-depth look at the themes and construction of "Awakening to Jake"