"Witnessing" is a finalist for the Porch Prize

May, 2024: Sarah's story "Witnessing" was named a finalist for the 2024 Porch Prize in short fiction. The Porch is a ten-year-old nonprofit writing center in Nashville, Tennessee. The competition was judged by Jamie Quatro, The New York Times Notable author of I Want to Show You More and Fire Sermon.

Set in the uneasy environment of an evangelist's revival meeting, "Witnessing" is the first-person story of a young girl struggling to find meaning and a new definition of self as she grieves the death of her father.