Stories for children of all ages

In ecologically devastated Earth, a first-time Space Academy teen cadet from the city’s lowest strata battles impostorism to pass her spacecraft permit, but when she tries to save her younger brother who joins a rebel group led by their older step-sister, her efforts threaten expulsion, forcing her to choose - her family or her future.

Currently querying, this 600-word picture book portrays Hubble as a prideful telescope, destined to achieve scientific marvels for the People. When Shuttle delivers her in space, Hubble activates her sensors and after finally opening her eyes, she realizes – she can’t see! This book relates a real-life problem on the Hubble Space Telescope primary mirror that needed a relatable complex solution: corrective lenses!

Originally written in the 2022 NYC Midnight Madness 100-Word Microfiction Round 2 contest, this flash fiction piece follows a mother and daughter on a sugarcane farm on a terraformed asteroid.

In a self storage facility doubling as temporary living, a girl must find the cookie thief, but can she trust her overactive imagination to uncover the truth? This 1300-word flash fiction piece explores an unconventional who-dunnit tale that will leave the reader guessing, and rooting for, a little girl.

Wheels of Feels prompt.