A collection of published fiction and articles spanning literary journals, reviews, and publications across the country. Each piece written with honesty, precision, and a deep belief that your voice matters.
A raw, intimate story about a young woman who experiences a miscarriage in the back of a taxi while trying to continue with her workday. The piece explores complicated grief, bodily trauma, emotional numbness, and the painful confusion of mourning something she was not sure she wanted.
A grieving mother becomes obsessed with the possibility that her murdered daughter, Willa, has been reborn as another child. The story explores loss, motherhood, faith, guilt, and the desperate human need to believe that love can survive death.
This story follows a young narrator during a tense family dinner at the restaurant where she works summers. What begins as a normal Friday outing becomes a painful portrait of parental drinking, public embarrassment, anxiety, and a child trying to survive her family's dysfunction.
This story follows Tammy, a teenager grieving her absent father's death while living with relatives in a town shaken by the murder of a girl named Mary. As the town cuts down the woods where Mary died, Tammy's grief, fear, and dreams of Mary become tied to the destruction of the forest.
Bockino investigates her great uncle, Arturo Bocchini, and tries to understand the man behind a feared historical reputation. The piece blends family history, personal reflection, and historical inquiry.
A satirical piece told through a series of workshop notes from a writer named Lucy, whose novel changes more and more after each round of feedback. The humor comes from how creative writing workshops can overwhelm writers with conflicting advice until the original story almost disappears.
A sharp, witty piece told from the perspective of the overlooked "filler love interest" in a romantic movie — the woman who exists only to make the hero realize he loves someone else. A clever, funny, and quietly moving meditation on being the side character in someone else's love story.
This article profiles Spirit's Promise, a horse rescue sanctuary in Riverhead founded by Marisa Charles. It highlights the sanctuary's mission to rescue abused and abandoned horses while also using them for healing, education, and human connection.
This article celebrates Hallockville Museum Farm and its role in preserving North Fork agricultural history. It highlights the Homestead's 250th anniversary, community programs, historic buildings, and the museum's importance as a living connection to Long Island's past.