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Recent awards, publications, and appearances

2026

Rock Bottom Gets the Tourist Treatment

January 2026 Rock Bottom

My new piece, "Visit Beautiful Rock Bottom!" is now live on Robot Butt. It's a darkly comedic travel guide to life's lowest moments, featuring attractions like "The Museum of Bad Decisions," "Crying in Your Car Memorial Park," and the "'Why Did I Say That?' Gift Shop."

Grateful to the Robot Butt crew for bringing this to readers.

2026

Awarded CanCom Comedy Grant

January 2026 CanCom Comedy Grant

I'm excited to share that I've been awarded a grant from The Foundation for Canadian Comedy (CANCOM) to write an original comedy pilot!

Grateful for this support as I bring this new work to life. Thanks to CANCOM's board and peer assessors for championing independent comedic voices across Canada.

2026

One Dad vs. 847 Plastic Pieces

January 2026 Amazon Dad

My satirical Amazon product review for the "Princess Dream Palace Mega Castle Supreme" is now live!

It's about a dad spending 7 hours on Christmas morning assembling a nightmare toy castle—complete with a pink turret connector piece he names "Lucifer's Little Helper."

847 pieces. 312 instruction steps. 1 completely broken father.

Big thanks to the Parenting Portal for publishing my Christmas morning trauma!

2025

22 Pieces Published in 2025

December 2025 2025

In 2025, I published 22 pieces—17 humor and 5 fiction—across Points in Case, SlackJaw, Robot Butt, Little Old Lady Comedy, Frazzled, and more.

It was a productive year of consistent output and working with editors who championed the work and made it strong.

I'm proud of landing twenty-two pieces in competitive markets and grateful for every opportunity. Ready for what's next in 2026.

2025

Top Contributor Tie at Black Hare Press

December 2025 Black Hare Press


Honored to tie for top contributor of the year at Black Hare Press!

Black Hare's commitment to bold storytelling has consistently pushed my writing forward this year. From horror to dark fantasy, each anthology has been an opportunity to experiment and grow as a writer.

Here's to more stories in 2026!

2025

Invited to Judge Derringer Awards

December 2025 Derringer Awards


I’ve been invited to serve as a judge for this year’s Derringer Awards from the Short Mystery Fiction Society.

The Derringer Awards recognize the year’s best short mystery fiction, with judging entrusted to writers working at the heart of the genre. It’s a privilege to be part of celebrating such outstanding work.

2025

100-Word Comedy Win

November 2025 Little Old Lady Comedy Award


Thanks to Little Old Lady Comedy and their team of editors for selecting my piece "How I'd Spend the Lottery" as the winner of their 100-Word Comedy Contest!

This award recognizes excellence in micro-fiction humor writing, challenging writers to craft complete, compelling comedic narratives in exactly 100 words.

2021

"Frightmare City" Wins Two Sequential Magazine Awards

March 2021

I'm truly honored and humbled to announce that "Frightmare City" has won two Sequential Magazine Comic Book awards!

Thanks to my hard-working, talented team of artists, our families and friends, Sequential Magazine and Strange Adventures Comic Shop for their support of indie comics, and all the comic book fans who have been with us throughout this journey!

Best Web Comic Award Favorite Writer Award
2020

#1 Amazon Bestseller in Horror Fiction

February 2020 Session #1031

My horror short story "Session #1031" hit #1 in Horror Fiction on the Amazon Kindle Store!

The story follows an injured deaf man who receives radical experimental surgery that will change his life forever—but not in the way he expects.

What starts as hope turns into a nightmare of medical horror and unintended consequences.

Watching it climb to #1 was surreal and incredibly humbling. I'm grateful to every reader who took a chance on this dark little story. Sometimes the scariest stories are the ones where you get exactly what you asked for.