A.J.'s Published Works

Books

The Silver Talon and Destiny's Map: Vol. I

Medieval Literature: The Basics (co-author Dr. Angela Weisl, Seton Hall University) - Routledge (April 2018)

Wrestling the Dragon: How I Fought Diabetes and Won


Contributor

How I Protect and Serve with Type I Diabetes - Insulin Nation

We Are Never Alone in Our Fight Against the Dragon - The Diabetic Journey

Transparency in Slush: The Wizard Behind the Curtain - SFWA Blog (August 2022)

Diamond in the Rough: How to Shine in the Slush Pile - SFWA Blog (February 2023)


Scholarly Articles

Understanding Death in Brown and Poe: Backgrounds and Continuities - The Oswald Review, Vol. 16, Issue 1

"Michael": Wordsworth's Overture to the Next Generation - Momentum, Vol. IV, Issue 1


Short Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Hybrid Work

The Last Will and Testament of Harry B. Balsagna (Finalist, 2017 New Alchemy Contest) - Permafrost Magazine Issue 39.2 

Landscape (from my unpublished novel-in-progress The Painter), (Honorable Mention, First Chapter Contest) - The Lindenwood Review Issue 8 (2017)

The Little Girl and the Wolf - Rose Red Review Issue 19 (Winter 2016)

Identity Theft - Flash Fiction Magazine (May 2017)

Parking Deck Kiss - NAILED Magazine

The Second Never Noticed - Harpur Palate Issue 17.1 

Snowfall Sarcophagus - Breath & Shadow Issue 14.4 (Fall 2017)

--Reprinted in--

Blanket Sea Magazine (May 2018)

Wordgathering (June 2018)

Romance of RosesDoor = Jar Magazine Issue 6 (Winter 2017)

Fare L'Autostop - The Laurel Review - Fearsome Critters: A Millennial Arts Journal Inaugural Issue (April 2019)

Moku in the Dark - L'Ephemere Review Issue IX: Dalliance (Spring 2018)

Discovering the Dragon - Breath & Shadow (Summer 2018)

Mirror, Mirror, in the Pool - Bewildering Stories Issue 760  - selected as an Editor's Choice in the 2018 Second Quarterly Review

The Bathroom DoorBards and Sages Quarterly (Vol. XII, Issue IV - October 2020)

The Cure - Mysterion Online (June 2021) - Selected for Tangent Online's 2021 Recommended Reading List

Big Red - Fractured Lit (June 2021)

Surviving Time - THE MODERN DEITY'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING HUMANITY, a ZNB anthology (July 2021) - This story is dedicated to my cousin Molly, her daughter Penelope, and all those who battle cystic fibrosis. For more information on CF, or to donate money towards research and a cure, visit: https://www.cff.org

Treedom - Metaphorosis Magazine (November 2021)

The Story of Anas and Bali - Queer Blades: A Sword and Sorcery Romance Anthology (Fall 2021)

Inorganic Intelligent Life Rights ActCorvus Review (January 2022)

Looking Glass with Golden Flecks - Cosmic Roots & Eldritch Shores (March 2022)

Nostalgen - Bards and Sages Quarterly (Vol. XIV, Issue II - April 2022)

The Eland Dance - Existere Journal (41.2 - Spring/Summer 2022)

Spirit, Hold - Et Sequitur Magazine (Issue 1 - May 2022)

Tree of Life - Mycelia (Summer 2022)

Recipe for Chicken Parm (w. Marginalia) - The MacGuffin (38.2 - Fall 2022)

The Sorrow Stealer - Soul Jar, a Forest Ave Press anthology (forthcoming)

SkinwalkerBards & Sages Quarterly (Vol. XV, Issue III - July 2023)


Film and Television

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Photography

Shadowscape - The Tishman Review Issue 4.3 July 2018

An author photo from my high school days...

AJ signing and selling copies of The Silver Talon to support the JDRF