Novels, short fiction, flash.

I'm Dawn, a Chicago-area writer who drafts legal opinions by day and fiction in all the moments in between making soup, observing rabbits, going on adventures with my family, and taking Jim the Dog to visit his dog park fan club. My work has appeared in Hypertext Review and the Bryant Literary Review and is forthcoming in Apricity Press.
I'm currently at work on my first novel, a magical realism coming-of-age story for grown-ass women. And I'm taking mad notes for a legal thriller set in 1940s Chicago featuring a prosecutor-turned-copycat killer and the plucky journalista who brings him down.
" It is discovered that there are tiny black catfish in the cenote. The girl sees them first. Arms flung lavishly around her father’s neck, she pauses and says, matter-of-factly, “Daddy, there are lots of little fishes in here.”
" Soon the music is a wall of sound, at war with itself, falling apart and coming together again. A calculated confusion of drums and brass. The crowd is shouting, stomping and swaying. It’s the waggle dance of bees drunk on nectar, Roy thinks, full of that same urgency and joy.
"At the precise moment when the bailiff removed his handcuffs, just as the judge pronounced him a free man, the little fragments of eggshell shot forward across the floor of the courtroom, like metal filings drawn to a magnet, and stopped at Carl Hemsley’s feet."
I am thrilled that my story "Let's Make Them Birds" has been chosen for Issue 10 of Apricity Press, the "Daddy Issue" (SO perfect). This cool online literary magazine also showcases art, film, and dance. Check back this summer to read my story!
You can send me a message or ask me a general question using this form.
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