Theater
Playwright for“Every Day Vanilla,” which premiered independently at MOXIE Theatre in December 2023
Non-fiction
Short story: “Every Day Vanilla”, Paperback – October 1, 2015
Fiction
“The Bodega on Indigo and Sixth” on Medium
Mrs. Lessa, who was pushing forty-four and feeling it, posted the advertisement on Craigslist at nine o’clock, a time that fell within the window Daisy had recommended.
Daisy was the checkout girl at the bodega she’d been frequenting for the past year.
The two women had struck up a kind of friendship, which by Mrs. Lessa’s definition included anyone she spoke to about more than just the weather. They’d discussed intimate things like calorie counting and money problems (Daisy was behind on rent and Mrs. Lessa had been purchasing things like handmade plates and forty-dollar hand soap that made her hands feel soft).
They got on with such ease. Mrs. Lessa couldn’t remember the last time she’d felt that, but she could tell that Daisy had a natural way of connecting with people, that this sort of thing was probably not unusual for her. The girl had interesting things to say, and she was nice to look at.
One day, Mrs. Lessa steered the conversation in a different direction.