My novel in short stories is about to be released in print by Pierian Spring Press. They have created a preview page, where you can read the opening chapter. Please check it out, click, like, review.
The novel is the 2025 PEN/America Bare Life Review Grant Winner.
This is what the judges said:
It is a powerful exploration of displacement, survival, and the precarious reality of living in exile. Though taking place during the first Trump presidency, its themes remain profoundly relevant today, capturing the fear, uncertainty, and resilience of immigrants navigating hostile systems…an act of resistance against erasure…more than just a depiction of struggle, insists on being heard, offering a raw and unflinching look in a world where true safety remains elusive.
Soon the work will be available not only in English, but Spanish and French.
Carve Magazine
2020 Editor’s Choice Award, Raymond Carver Short Story Contest
Broad River Review
Volume 55, Gardner-Webb University, NC
2023 Rash Award Finalist
Fiction Southeast
2019 Ernest Hemingway Flash Fiction Prize Finalist
The Pen America Award Ceremonies were held May 8th, 2025 at New York City Town Hall. It was an unforgettable event. I loved seeing my name on a slide. Thanks Pen America for such great opportunity. I hope to make you proud.