"Greenbacks for Green Thumbs" in The Durango Telegraph. Ed. Missy Votel. 14 Nov. 2013.
"Community Treasures" in New Mexico Mercury. Ed. V.B. Price 5 Nov. 2013.
"Prada-geists" in The Durango Telegraph. Ed. Missy Votel. 3 Oct. 2013.
“You Do It Your Way, I’ll Do It Mine” in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive for Kids. Eds. Kevin Sorbo and Amy Newmark. (Oct. 2013)
“Papaw’s Lantern” in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miraculous Messages from Heaven. Ed. Jack Canfield, et al. (Oct. 2013)
“A Community Commoditized: Playas, New Mexico, Pt. 2” in New Mexico Mercury. Ed. V. B. Price. 28 Aug. 2013
“A Community Commoditized: Playas, New Mexico, Pt. 1” in New Mexico Mercury. Ed. V. B. Price. 26 Aug. 2013.
SCBWI Letter of Merit for Digging Deep: Tales of Body Snatching Students in Cadaver Academies grant proposal. (2013)
Holy Smokes! This Really Makes a Difference! Scholarship from Vermont College of Fine Arts (2012)
"Instinctual Sterilization" in Scribendi: A Forum for Collegiate Art and Literature, vol. 18. Ed. Lindsay Lesch. (2004)
Western Regional Honors Council Award for Best Essay, "Instinctual Sterilization" (2004)
"The Plan" in Scribendi: A Forum for Collegiate Art and Literature, vol. 15. Ed. Juei-Ping Chu. (2001)
"Women Under the Brim of a Ten-Gallon Hat" in Best Student Essays. Ed. Sarah Woods. (2000)
Miscellaneous praise...
Phi Kappa Phi UNM Chapter Scholarship (2011)
Dudley & Thelma Wynn Award (2004)
Katherine Simons Memorial Award (2004)