Stories

A collection of some of my prized and published creative writing

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The Butcher’s Girl

Short Crime fiction; A young mother is interrogated when her partner becomes a suspect in the murder of his coworker, a Latina woman.

Short Crime Story

A young mother is interrogated when her partner becomes a suspect in the murder of his coworker, a Latina woman. Her unreliable account of events makes the detective question whether she does or not know more than she lets on.

Exploring gender and race in crime fiction, the story delves into the complicity of white women in hate crimes.

Published in The Yard: Crime Blog; 8th of April, 2024

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