My short fiction appears in The Louisville Review, the Chicago Quarterly Review, Tikkun Magazine, Diverse Voices Quarterly, Great Ape Journal, Free State Review, the Delmarva Review and many others.
In 2019 I was a finalist in the Tiferet Writing Contest.
My story, “Vondelpark,” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2017.
Originally from Chicago, I currently live in Louisville, Kentucky. I serve on the boards of Louisville Central Community Centers and Jewish Community Relations Council.
Local Awards
National Awards
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2004 - First Place in Graduate Division of the Metroversity Writing Contest
2005 - First Place in Graduate Division of the Metroversity Writing Contest
2008 - Second Place in Graduate Division of the Metroversity Writing Contest
2013 - Third Place in Literary LEO Writing Contest
2019 Tiferet Writing Contest - Fiction Finalist.
2017 Pushcart Prize Nominee by The Louisville Review. For "Vondelpark."
2010 Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition - 12th Place.
2009 - Glimmer Train - Honorable Mention Finalist in contest for new writers.
2005 - New Millennium - Semi-finalist in the Nineteenth Consecutive Writing Competition.
Photography Awards 2006 - First place Courier-Journal Trip Clicks photo contest.
2007 - Second Place in the Literary LEO Traditional Photography Contest.