Maria has committed a number of literary crimes -- against publications such as
Chiaroscuro Magazine, Gothic.net, and Paradox Magazine, as well as numerous anthologies. She's been fined repeatedly with Honorable Mentions by the Year's Best
Horror & Fantasy, appearances on the Preliminary Ballot for the Stoker Award, and by
being a Finalist in the 2003 Moondance Short Fiction Competition sponsored by Coppola and Oprah.
You can find a full rap sheet at http://www.thehandlesspoet.com/stories.htm.