Content Warnings

In the sprit of helping readers make informed decisions, I have compiled this brief list of content warnings for my stories/publications listed on this website. This is not an exhaustive list. I’m not a trained psychologist nor an expert in trauma. This is simply my good faith attempt to anticipate content that some readers may find triggering or objectionable.

  • “The Color of Sky on Earth”: None that I am aware of

  • “The Dancing Bears”: Depiction of animal cruelty*

  • “The Njogel”: Reference to gay bashing; use of homophobic slur*

  • “Jill”: Depiction of age-inappropriate sexual relationship; discussion of murder & cannibalism; body shaming & fat phobia; depiction of drug use; suggestions of sexual assault and incest*

  • “I Am the Other One”: Depiction of child and animal harm & death*

  • “The Thing With Chains”: Depictions of drug/alcohol abuse; depictions of sexual exploitation*

  • “What We Leave Behind Us”: Depiction of homophobia; discussion of cancer, death, and grieving*

  • “Whatever Happened to the Boy Who Fell Into the Lake?”: Depictions of the physical & emotional abuse of a child; depiction of domestic violence; depiction of alcoholism*

  • “A Few Words from the New Tenant of _____ House”: Discussion of the physical & emotional abuse of a child; ideations of self-harm*

  • “Penthouse”: Discussion/depiction of cancer, death, and grieving

  • “Emergent”: Depiction & discussion of emotional and psychological abuse of a teenager; depiction of rape; intimation of suicide; depiction of alcoholism; homophobia*

  • The Hole of Dark Kill Hollow”: Discussion of physical and psychological abuse of a teenager; depiction of alcoholism; homophobia; discussions of cancer, death, and grieving*

  • “Princess at the Beach”: Intimations of incest/sexual abuse; ideations of self-harm

  • “Only Castles Burning”: None that I am aware of*

  • “Fatty”: Depiction of fat phobia

  • “Pulse”: Depiction of sudden death; depiction of gambling addiction 

*Story featured in THE DANCING BEARS: Queer Fables for the End Times