Writing

I’m an author of both fiction and nonfiction. If it’s nerdy, beautiful, or both, I’ve probably written about or want to write about it!

Below is a list of some places where my work has appeared.

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

-“Her Neighbor’s Keeper” (Mysterion, April 2024)

– “Vocation” (Mysterion, Aug. 2021)

– “The Stillness of the Stars” (Compelling Science Fiction, June 2020, originally published under the pen name Jessica McAdams)

– “Theosis” (Havok (behind paywall), Jan. 2019, originally published under the pen name Jessica McAdams)

– “The Quartermaster’s Charge” (Daily Science Fiction, Aug. 2018, originally published under the pen name Jessica McAdams)

– “The Materials at Hand” (Tales From Plexis, DAW Books, print, Nov. 2017, published under the pen name Jessica McAdams)

– “An Anonymous Source” (Havok, print, July 2016)

– “Expensive” (Daily Science Fiction, January 2016)

Romantic Fiction:

– “The Star and the Soldier” (Spark, Fall/Winter 2020)

– “The Health of the Heart” (Spark, print, Nov. 2018)

– “The Newest Love” (Spark, print, August 2018)

Nonfiction:

– “Sleepy-Time Hymns” (Focus on the Family magazine, print, Feb./March 2021)

– “The Reading Hour” (Focus on the Family magazine, print, June/July 2019)

– “The High Costs of Fantasy Sainthood” (Tor.com, Feb. 2019)

– “Advent: Two Kinds of Waiting at Once” (For the Church, Dec. 2018)

– “Paperback Christmas” (Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Wonder of Christmas, Oct. 2018)

– “Like That” (The Miracle of Love, Chicken Soup for the Soul, June 2018)

– “Friendship in Translation” (Chicken Soup for the SoulStep Outside Your Comfort Zone, Oct. 2017)

– “American Ninja Warrior: Villains Need Not Apply” (Christ and Pop Culture, Sept. 2017)

– “Mary Magdalene Encounters the Risen Christ” (The Lent Project, Biola University, April 2017)

– “The Joy of Dirty Dishes” (Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Power of Gratitude, Aug. 2016)

– “Galavant: Finding Meaning in a Merry, Mocking Medieval Musical” (Christ and Pop Culture, May 2016)

– “Right” (My Very Good, Very Bad Dog, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Feb. 2016)

Not Alone, contributing editor (2015—this book is out of print)

Let Us Keep the Feast, contributing editor (2014—this book is out of print)

– “6 Places to Find Discounts on Counseling” (Moneysaving Mom, Jan. 2014)

– “Sharing a House” (Dollar Stretcher, print, Jan. 2009)

– “Learn a New Skill Frugally (Dollar Stretcher, print, July 2008)

– “Stay-At-Home Vacation” (Dollar Stretcher, print, May 2008)

– “The Feast Goes On” (Touchstone magazine, print, April 2008)