
Undertow
Short Story: speculative fiction, eco-feminist worlding
In Between Spaces
An anthology of disable writers
Editor: Rebecca Burke
Stillhouse Press
Release date: Nov 1, 2022
A young, queer, neurologically diverse, white woman is captured by the need to detangle whales, nurture environmental restoration, and learn to properly mourn enormous inarticulable loss. Word Count: 2304
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Stillhouse Press
Imagine Canada

Editorial published in the Ottawa Citizen, February 25, 2022
A piece reflecting on Canadian political culture in the wake of the “trucker protests.”
Descent
Short Story: speculative fiction,
eco-feminism, disability storytelling

Long listed in F(r)iction Magazine Short Story Contest 2021
Enquiries welcome
In this parable, a more-than-human woman experiences the beauty of her divergent body, juxtaposed against intrusive violating practices of scientists, in a race to reach what may be her ultimate transformation and liberation. Word Count: 6967
Together You & I: Lanark County Wide
Pride is a Welcoming Presences
Article for Pride 2022 printed in The Humm, June 2022
Arria Deepwater is “In Between Spaces”
Reflecting on her experience of inclusion in the disabled writers anthology, In Between Spaces.
The Humm, November 2022

Flowers & Stars
Short Story: magic realism, disability storytelling
Pending Publication: The Bangalore Review
This modern fable follows an enigmatic street performer as her art brings mindful presence into the daily experience of a busy city park. Or does it?
Word Count: 2412

Climate Change
Short Story: literary disability storytelling
Currently under consideration
During the height of a heatwave, a middle-aged woman living with debilitating chronic illness struggles to adapt to the the early signs of her aging mother’s cognitive decline. Word Count: 2324

Of Souls & Forests
Short Story: speculative fiction, eco-feminist, disability storytelling
Seriously considered by Fairy Tale Review & Orcha Journal
An isolated, young, disabled woman is called to conjure a spirit into animate matter through her intimate relationship with the forest. Word Count: 911