SHORT STORIES Assault By Cat, E. M. Koeppel Short Fiction Award, Honorable Mention 2005 and Paradise Review Writing Contest, 1st Place Short Story 2018 Christmas Hawk, Tempe Writers Forum Vol. 7, Tempe Public Library Writing Contest, April 2021 A Life, A Book, A Chance, Paradise Review Writing Contest, 3rd Place Short Story and published by Bangalore Review, Vol. 3, No 3, August 2015