I got word that my story from the Claw Machine anthology, “Narrowly, Narrowly Caught,” has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize!  This is my story in which a high school reunion and memories of grad night collide, and a claw machine reveals more than seems possible.  I leaned into my economics background and my interest in arcades for this one.  It’s the closest I’ve come to one of my stories having an actual soundtrack. 

It’s also a story in which I challenged myself to make the act of prepping a salad as tense and meaningful as I could, as evidenced here (yes, that is my actual, deplorable handwriting): 

Needless to say, I’m honored that the editor selected my story!