Works

For The Eighth-Grade Girl Writing Love Lyrics
"Thirteen lines evoke a thirteen-year-old girl struggling with cultural imperatives." --Robin Becker

The Dresser
This chapter portrays one man's attempt to find meaning in the accidents of his life. In a voice strong, gripping, and humorous, the main characer revisits adolescent desire and loss.

On Being A Farm Kid
Finalist, Wisconsin People & Ideas, 2007.

Life Drawing Class

Freedom Fighters
This poem was a finalist for the 2006 Marjorie J. Wilson Award; it appears in the fall issue of Margie.

Orange
This poem, dedicated to Frank O'Hara, originally appeared in Green Hills Literary Lantern, volume xvi, 2005.

Almond Joy
This story first appeared at www.pindeldyboz.com

Dancer
This story originally appeared in The Notre Dame Review, Number 21, Winter 2006.

Selected Works

Poetry
For The Eighth-Grade Girl Writing Love Lyrics
Chautauqua Poetry Contest Finalist
On Being A Farm Kid
A tribute to land and those who honor it
Life Drawing Class
view from a model
Freedom Fighters
a poem about soldiering
Orange
A whimsical look at the art world
Fiction
The Dresser
This excerpt from Gahl’s first novel was a Glimmer Train finalist in the Very Short Fiction competition.
Short Story
Almond Joy
A story of a very bad break-up
Dancer
A one-night stand between an overweight dancer and a disc jockey creates some serendipitous issues.

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