Nonfiction
The Future of Dark Fiction is Bright: On Monster, She Wrote by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson
Sept. 24, 2020 | Porter House Review
A review of Monster She Wrote by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson, where I consider the horror genre’s comeback in today’s publishing landscape, and discover that I am a New Goth.
Rereading Stephen King on the Eve of My MFA
May 11, 2020 | The Masters Review
An essay about how reading Stephen King's On Writing when I was 16 made me realize I was a writer.
Grady Hendrix on Paperbacks From Hell and Why Horror is a Women’s Genre
October 30, 2017 | Bookish
My interview with New York Times bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, about his Bram Stoker award-winning book Paperbacks From Hell.
The Best Goosebumps TV Show Episodes Streaming on Netflix
October 28, 2017 | Hypable
I watched every episode of Goosebumps available on Netflix and chose the top ten.
—Featured as main story on front page of Hypable for Halloween [October 31, 2017]
Why I Spent My Summer Vacation Dressed Like Hermione Granger
June 2, 2017 | Paste Magazine
A feature article about my entry into the extremely geeky world of Harry Potter LARPing.
—I appeared on WIRED’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast to discuss my experience at the LARP. [June 10, 2017]
Being There: Robert Capa’s Photographs of Omaha Beach on D-Day
June 2, 2017 | Artstor
My article on how photographer Robert Capa stormed the beaches of Normandy with Allied forces, risking his life to capture D-Day on camera.
William Blake: The Original Fan Artist
April 13, 2017 | Artstor
My article where I argue that Romantic poet and artist William Blake’s illustrations of scenes from Shakespeare, Dante, and Milton were early versions of “fan art.”
—Received an honorable mention in the 87th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition in the Magazine Feature Article Category [August 2018]