Stories and Nonfiction
Selected Short Fiction
My career as a published writer began with short fiction. Some of my early published stories are listed below. I invite you to visit the websites of these literary journals and support them. They are publishing many excellent and unknown writers whose work you may enjoy discovering.
- Read “Nova Scotia” (Prairie Schooner) - PDF
- Read “Stalking Dr. Strepokovitch” (The Emrys Journal) - PDF
- Read “Carvel Man” (The North Stone Review) - PDF
- My short story "Home" received first-place in the 2014 Hackney Award for Short Fiction and was published in the Fall 2015 issue of Mount Hope magazine. (no longer available online)
Nonfiction
- "Favorite Books of 2023" on Shepherd
- “5 Ways Building Community can Build Platform” on Fine Lines
- “Favorite Books of 2023" on Shepherd https://shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/celine-keating
- “Since I Signed with She Writes Press” on She Writes
- “Learning To Be Bold” on She Writes
- “Developing Your Writing Skills: Point of View,” on Writer’s Digest online
- Essay “My Search for Three Pines” (first published in Creativity and Constraint, Wising-Up Press)
- “After the Book Party” in Poets & Writers magazine, with co-authors Alethea Black and Michelle Toth
- “Decisions, Decisions” in Poets & Writers magazine, with co-authors Alethea Black and Michelle Toth
- “Hang It Up: Kitschy nautical ornaments turn a holiday tree from formal to funky,” in Coastal Living Magazine
- Related Video:"Coastal Kitsch Ornament Show" on YouTube