Published Stories
Things To Avoid Saying At The Container Store
The American Bystander #25 2023
How About Some Bigfoot Merchandise With That Gas Fill Up?
SlackJaw. Oct 20, 2022
Words My Parents Mispronounce That Could Be Real Things.
Points in Case. Sept 19, 2022
Come Hither, Tarmac! It's Been Far Too Long!
SlackJaw. Sept 10, 2022
Questions We Have About The New Buffalo Wild Wings' Doritos Flamin' Hot Nacho Sauce
SlackJaw. May 17, 2022
We're Coming for Your Ill-Begotten Gains, Oligarchs!
Points in Case. April 9, 2022
Please Help, I'm Still Street Punk #5
Points in Case. March 28, 2022
How Non-Librarians Imagine a Librarian's Typical Workday.
McSweeney's. February 3, 2022
Aging Rock Star Performance Reinstatement Application.
Points in Case. January 17, 2022
Any Color You Like. Write City Magazine * (as "Jake Ashland")
Chicago, IL July 2020
Clear Vision. Pif Magazine * (as "Jake Ashland")
Seattle, WA
No. 271; December 2019
Daycare. The Chicago Reader * (as "Jake Ashland")
Dec 27, 2018 Vol. 48 No. 13
Kerosene. Red Fez
no. 115 Aug 13, 2018
The Magic Carpet
Pif Magazine no. 243
August 2017
Megastar
500 Miles Magazine
Fall 2017 Issue 1 Vol. 2
A Bike in the Woods.
Red Shoes Review
April 2016
The Boy With The Dragon Tattoo.
The Next Best Book Blog. April 15, 2014
Mercurochrome.
Umbrella Factory Magazine
March 2013
Ghostlike. Red Fez
October 2012
The Wall. Umbrella Factory Magazine
June 15, 2012
Echoes. Cellstories.net.
Chicago, IL
October 13, 2010
To Tell About It. Cellstories.net.
Chicago, IL
September 6, 2010
Bleedproof. Cellstories.net.
Chicago, IL
June 18, 2010
Hero. Cellstories.net.
Chicago, IL
March 26, 2010
Evaluation. Cellstories.net.
Chicago, IL
March 5, 2010
Chili. CellStories.net.
Chicago, IL
Sept 4, 2009
Arrested Development. Pindeldyboz.
New York, NY
June 22, 2009
The Painter. Pequin.
October 2008
My War. Pequin. July 2008
Dolls. Empty Headed: A Literary Magazine. Chicago, IL
Fall/Winter 2006
To-Do.
Empty Headed: A Literary Magazine.
Chicago, IL
Summer 2006
Orbit. Word Riot. March 14, 2006
Rock Wig. Opium Magazine.
November 8, 2005
The Cure. Pindeldyboz. New York, NY
Vol. 19 No. 7 - Summer Edition 2005
The Lesser of Two Elvis. Opium Magazine. July 27, 2005
The Blue Pig. Denver Syntax, Denver, Co.
Vol. 1 No. 4 February 2005
And You. Wisconsin Review
Vol. 39 No. 1 Fall 2004
Johnny Heart Attack. Pindeldyboz.
New York, NY Vol. 16 No. 5
Fall Edition 2004
SASE. The Whirligig.
New York, NY
No.9 Summer 2004
Resins. Thieves Jargon. July 15th, 2004
Stormbringer. 2nd Hand. Chicago, IL
June 2004
One Shot. Pindeldyboz. New York, NY
Vol. 15 No.2 - Spring Edition 2004
The Black Tornado. 2nd Hand.
Chicago, IL
March 2004
The Oppressor. The Whirligig,
New York, NY
No. 8 Winter 2003
Occupation: Rocker. 2nd Hand.
Chicago, IL October 2003
Moire Patterns. Pindeldyboz. New York, NY
Vol. 12 No. 4 -- Summer Edition 2003
Protector. The Whirligig, New York, NY
No. 7 Spring 2003
A Bad Night for Fame. Inkburns,
The Interactive Literary Journal
Vol. 2, issue 9 March 2003.
Fire in the Streets. Still in Spin,
Honors College
University of Illinois at Chicago
Vol. I No. 2 Fall 1997.
Phoenix. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.
Vol. VII No. 12 August 1997.
Halloween. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.
Vol. VII No. 2 October 1996.
Government Psychic.
Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.
Vol. VII No. 1 September 1996.
American Way. Strong Coffee,
Evanston, IL.
Vol. VI No. 8 April 1996.
Odds. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.
Vol. VI No. 3 November 1995.
The Protest. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.,
Vol. V No. 10 June 1995.
Bleach. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.,
Vol. V No. 8 May 1995.
Bonnie and Clyde. Strong Coffee,
Evanston, IL.,
Vol. V No. 1 September 1994.
The Chair. Red Shoes Review,
Honors College
University of Illinois at Chicago
Vol. 11 No. 1 Winter/Fall 1994.
Blue Finch. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.,
Vol. III No. 12 August 1993.
Passion. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.,
Vol. III No. 10 June 1993.
Third Visit. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.,
Vol. III No. 6 February 1993.
Slate. The Columbia Chronicle,
Columbia College, Chicago, IL.,
Vol. 23 No. 23, May 21, 1990.
Modern Carnivores. Prairie Light Review,
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.,
Spring/Summer Vol. VIII No. 2, 1989.
Things To Avoid Saying At The Container Store
The American Bystander #25 2023
How About Some Bigfoot Merchandise With That Gas Fill Up?
SlackJaw. Oct 20, 2022
Words My Parents Mispronounce That Could Be Real Things.
Points in Case. Sept 19, 2022
Come Hither, Tarmac! It's Been Far Too Long!
SlackJaw. Sept 10, 2022
Questions We Have About The New Buffalo Wild Wings' Doritos Flamin' Hot Nacho Sauce
SlackJaw. May 17, 2022
We're Coming for Your Ill-Begotten Gains, Oligarchs!
Points in Case. April 9, 2022
Please Help, I'm Still Street Punk #5
Points in Case. March 28, 2022
How Non-Librarians Imagine a Librarian's Typical Workday.
McSweeney's. February 3, 2022
Aging Rock Star Performance Reinstatement Application.
Points in Case. January 17, 2022
Any Color You Like. Write City Magazine * (as "Jake Ashland")
Chicago, IL July 2020
Clear Vision. Pif Magazine * (as "Jake Ashland")
Seattle, WA
No. 271; December 2019
Daycare. The Chicago Reader * (as "Jake Ashland")
Dec 27, 2018 Vol. 48 No. 13
Kerosene. Red Fez
no. 115 Aug 13, 2018
The Magic Carpet
Pif Magazine no. 243
August 2017
Megastar
500 Miles Magazine
Fall 2017 Issue 1 Vol. 2
A Bike in the Woods.
Red Shoes Review
April 2016
The Boy With The Dragon Tattoo.
The Next Best Book Blog. April 15, 2014
Mercurochrome.
Umbrella Factory Magazine
March 2013
Ghostlike. Red Fez
October 2012
The Wall. Umbrella Factory Magazine
June 15, 2012
Echoes. Cellstories.net.
Chicago, IL
October 13, 2010
To Tell About It. Cellstories.net.
Chicago, IL
September 6, 2010
Bleedproof. Cellstories.net.
Chicago, IL
June 18, 2010
Hero. Cellstories.net.
Chicago, IL
March 26, 2010
Evaluation. Cellstories.net.
Chicago, IL
March 5, 2010
Chili. CellStories.net.
Chicago, IL
Sept 4, 2009
Arrested Development. Pindeldyboz.
New York, NY
June 22, 2009
The Painter. Pequin.
October 2008
My War. Pequin. July 2008
Dolls. Empty Headed: A Literary Magazine. Chicago, IL
Fall/Winter 2006
To-Do.
Empty Headed: A Literary Magazine.
Chicago, IL
Summer 2006
Orbit. Word Riot. March 14, 2006
Rock Wig. Opium Magazine.
November 8, 2005
The Cure. Pindeldyboz. New York, NY
Vol. 19 No. 7 - Summer Edition 2005
The Lesser of Two Elvis. Opium Magazine. July 27, 2005
The Blue Pig. Denver Syntax, Denver, Co.
Vol. 1 No. 4 February 2005
And You. Wisconsin Review
Vol. 39 No. 1 Fall 2004
Johnny Heart Attack. Pindeldyboz.
New York, NY Vol. 16 No. 5
Fall Edition 2004
SASE. The Whirligig.
New York, NY
No.9 Summer 2004
Resins. Thieves Jargon. July 15th, 2004
Stormbringer. 2nd Hand. Chicago, IL
June 2004
One Shot. Pindeldyboz. New York, NY
Vol. 15 No.2 - Spring Edition 2004
The Black Tornado. 2nd Hand.
Chicago, IL
March 2004
The Oppressor. The Whirligig,
New York, NY
No. 8 Winter 2003
Occupation: Rocker. 2nd Hand.
Chicago, IL October 2003
Moire Patterns. Pindeldyboz. New York, NY
Vol. 12 No. 4 -- Summer Edition 2003
Protector. The Whirligig, New York, NY
No. 7 Spring 2003
A Bad Night for Fame. Inkburns,
The Interactive Literary Journal
Vol. 2, issue 9 March 2003.
Fire in the Streets. Still in Spin,
Honors College
University of Illinois at Chicago
Vol. I No. 2 Fall 1997.
Phoenix. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.
Vol. VII No. 12 August 1997.
Halloween. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.
Vol. VII No. 2 October 1996.
Government Psychic.
Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.
Vol. VII No. 1 September 1996.
American Way. Strong Coffee,
Evanston, IL.
Vol. VI No. 8 April 1996.
Odds. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.
Vol. VI No. 3 November 1995.
The Protest. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.,
Vol. V No. 10 June 1995.
Bleach. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.,
Vol. V No. 8 May 1995.
Bonnie and Clyde. Strong Coffee,
Evanston, IL.,
Vol. V No. 1 September 1994.
The Chair. Red Shoes Review,
Honors College
University of Illinois at Chicago
Vol. 11 No. 1 Winter/Fall 1994.
Blue Finch. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.,
Vol. III No. 12 August 1993.
Passion. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.,
Vol. III No. 10 June 1993.
Third Visit. Strong Coffee, Evanston, IL.,
Vol. III No. 6 February 1993.
Slate. The Columbia Chronicle,
Columbia College, Chicago, IL.,
Vol. 23 No. 23, May 21, 1990.
Modern Carnivores. Prairie Light Review,
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.,
Spring/Summer Vol. VIII No. 2, 1989.
Books
This Is Where It Gets Interesting: Stories
Six Slug Books. March 2013
Anthologies
Bullets Have No Effect.
What Happened to Us These Last Couple Years?
So New Publishing. December 2008
Occupation: Rocker.
All Hands On: The 2nd Hand Reader
Elephant Rock Books. May 2004
Odds.
It’s All Good: How Do You Like It Here Now?
Manic D Press. June 2004
Contests
Help Wanted. Finalist. Glimmer Train September 2011 Fiction Open
http://bit.ly/11SepFOtop25
Mercurochrome. Finalist. Zoetrope All-Story Contest 2008
This Is Where It Gets Interesting: Stories
Six Slug Books. March 2013
Anthologies
Bullets Have No Effect.
What Happened to Us These Last Couple Years?
So New Publishing. December 2008
Occupation: Rocker.
All Hands On: The 2nd Hand Reader
Elephant Rock Books. May 2004
Odds.
It’s All Good: How Do You Like It Here Now?
Manic D Press. June 2004
Contests
Help Wanted. Finalist. Glimmer Train September 2011 Fiction Open
http://bit.ly/11SepFOtop25
Mercurochrome. Finalist. Zoetrope All-Story Contest 2008