Hi there! I'm Shelby.
I'm a queer writer from the American South with a notoriously promiscuous living habit. My current home/lover is Baltimore, MD, USA.
I write short stories and novels. Occasionally I also write about the intersection of society, technology, and infrastructure on my blog, Civic Unrest, where you can also find links to my other publications related to tech & society.
I'm a 2024 Lambda Literary Fellow, and I've participated in advanced/juried workshops at the Kenyon Review, OneStory Summer Conference, and Lighthouse LitFest.
When not writing, I'm probably hiking with my rambunctious pit bull, Osceola, kicking a ball, or working in community.
Stories
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Mouse House
The Spectacle, Issue 14, 2024
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Zephyr
The Maine Review, Issue 9.1, Spring 2023.
Nominated for the 2024 PEN/Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.
Poetry
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Nature Study: Lincoln County
New Mexico Poetry Review, April 2010.
Sadly this journal is now defunct.