Short Stories and Essays

I have a short story in A Tyranny of Petticoats, edited by Jessica Spotswood, along with fellow contributors J. Anderson Coats, Andrea Cremer, Y. S. Lee, Katherine Longshore, Marie Lu, Kekla Magoon, Marissa Meyer, Saundra Mitchell, Beth Revis, Caroline Richmond, Lindsay Smith, Jessica Spotswood, Robin Talley, and Leslye Walton. This is a fantastic representation of American girls doing amazing things throughout history. My story is about Bessie Coleman, the first black woman to earn an International Pilot’s License, and a young girl who finds inspiration in Bessie’s final flight (she’s the one dated 1926 in the beautiful artwork by Simini Blocker at left). Published by Candlewick Press in March 2016!

Short Fiction

• “Haunted House.” In The Decameron Project (New Decameron 17), ed. Maya Chhabra, Jo Walton, & Lauren Schiller, 1 April 2020 (click here to read “Haunted House”).
• “Change of Heart.” In From a Certain Point of View: 40 Stories Celebrating 40 Years of Star Wars. New York: Del Rey, 2017.
• “The Color of the Sky.” In A Tyranny of Petticoats: 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers and Other Badass Girls. Ed. Jessica Spotswood. Candlewick Press, 2016.
• “The Battle of Elphinloan.” In Taking Aim: Power, Pain, Teens, and Guns. Ed. Michael Cart. Harper Teen, 2015.
• “For the Briar Rose.” In Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells. Ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Tor, 2013.
• “Something Worth Doing.” In Firebirds Soaring. Ed. Sharyn November. New York: Firebird Books, 2009.
• “Always the Same Story.” In The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales. Ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. New York: Viking, 2007.
• “Chain of Events.” In Rush Hour: Reckless. Ed. Michael Cart. New York: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, June 2006.
• “Chasing the Wind.” In Firebirds. Ed. Sharyn November. New York: Firebird Books, 2003.
• “A Dear Gazelle.” In Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine Issue 47 (2000), pp. 34–38.
• “The Ethiopian Knight.” In Odyssey: A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy Issue 7 (1998), pp. 42–46.
• “No Human Hands to Touch.” In Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers. Ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. New York: HarperPrism, 1998; reprinted New York: Eos, 2002.
• “The Bellcaster’s Apprentice.” In The Horns of Elfland. Ed. Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, and Donald G. Keller. New York: Roc/Penguin USA, 1997.
• “New Year’s Eve.” In Not the Only One. Ed. Tony Grima. Boston: Alyson Press, 1995.
• “Fire.” In Writers of the Future. Vol. IX. Ed. Dave Wolverton. Los Angeles: Bridge Publications, 1993.
• Read “Findo Gask“

Essays

• “Here or There or Elsewhere.” In First Light: A Celebration of Alan Garner. Ed. Erica Wagner. Unbound, 2016.
• “Emergent.” In Divergent Thinking. Ed. Leah Wilson. Dallas, Texas: Smart Pop Books, 2013.
• “The Writer’s Page: The Art of the Possible.” In The Horn Book Magazine (March/April 2009), pp. 163-167.
• “Open Invitation: The Virtual Book Launch.” In Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Bulletin (January/February 2009) pp. 18-19.
• “Not Even the Gods Are Perfect: Disability as the Mark of a Hero.” In Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series. Ed. Rick Riordan, with Leah Wilson.  Dallas, Texas: Benbella Books, Inc., for Borders, Inc., 2008; Dallas, Texas: Benbella Books, 2008.
• “Prince to King: Caspian’s First Voyage.” In Through the Wardrobe: Your Favorite Authors on C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia.  Ed. Herbie Brennan, with Leah Wilson. Dallas, Texas: Benbella Books, Inc., for Borders, Inc., 2008.
• “Unreal City: A Visit to the Oxford of His Dark Materials.” In The World of the Golden Compass. Ed. Scott Westerfeld. Dallas, Texas: Benbella Books, Inc., for Borders, Inc., 2007.
• “The Airplane” and “Wales.” Entries in Encyclopedia of the Literature of Travel and Exploration. Ed. Jennifer Speake. London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003.
• “‘Unaware to her Ears’: When the Storyteller Cannot Speak.” In Children’s Folklore Review 23:1 (Fall 2000), pp. 25-39.
• “Mystery in a House.” In The Lion and the Unicorn 24:2 (April 2000), pp. 247-259.
• “The Discipline of Play: Is There a Future for Children’s Lore in Academia?” In Children’s Folklore Review 21:2 (Spring 1999), pp. 5-16.
• “Arthurian Tradition,” “Camelot,” “Hecate,” and “King Arthur.” Entries in Folklore and Literature: An Encyclopaedia. Ed. Bruce Rosenberg and Mary Ellen Brown. Santa Barbara: ABC Clio, 1998.
• “Folklore and the Comic Book: The Traditional Meets the Popular.” With Amanda Carson Banks.  In NewFolklore: The Impromptu Journal Issue 2 (January 1998) (electronic journal).
• “‘Show Biz’: Performance and Text in the Children’s ‘Show.’” In Children’s Folklore Review 13:2 (Spring 1991), pp. 23 ‑ 28.