~ 2023 Best of the Net Nominee! ~ Either a pathetic note, creepy confession or gutsy unsent love letter. Maybe it's all three. Issue 14 of miniskirt magazine.

Aftermath

A "delightfully cheeky poem" from the perspective of a beetle. Inspired by the magnolia trees in my neighborhood and the tiny creatures crawling in my backyard. WILD issue. Fall 2023. 

Self Portrait 

A poem inspired by a moment of childhood wonder - finding a luna moth in the woods. Issue II: Wonder.

Luna Moth

One definition of "ballooning" is when a baby spider leaps and trusts the wind to take it somewhere new. It's a wish, a thrill, a regret—wrapped in silk. Here, a young woman tries to maintain a relationship with one she called home.

Ballooning

Not everything you touch turns to gold. Moss Puppy Magazine Issue 3 - Blades! | Autumn 2022

The Boy With Golden Hair

~ 2023 Best of the Net Nominee! ~ Sometimes you want to stop holding your breath. Issue 1. 

I Just Want to Exhale

Flash fiction about moving to Mars. Written in COVID days/daze. Issue 05 of Interstellar Literary Review.

Next Year Will Be Different

A reflection on growing up and leaving my childhood home. This sweet little essay includes rim joist rot, divorce and falling leaves (of course). Featured in Capsule Stories Autumn 2022 Edition: Falling Leaves.

The Definition of Home

A daughter explores the road between her divorced parents. Piece published in Vol. 69 (2019). Ohio Northern University. 

Taylor Stanton

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