My new story, “Shooting a Chupacabra,” appearing now in Latine Lit, adds to the canon of Puerto Rico’s favorite cryptid. Hat tip to editor Russ López for selecting my story! The story uses George Orwell’s famous essay “Shooting an Elephant” as a template. The essay recounts a British colonial officer in Burma and his reluctance to shoot an elephant in order to maintain authority. My story takes place in the
Here is a PDF of my short story “The Minnesota Twins Meet Bigfoot,” which was nominated for an Agatha Award! The story was first published in Land of 10,000 Thrills (Down and Out Books, September 2022), edited by Greg Herren. The proceeds from this anthology go to benefit the Women’s Prison Book Project.