A 13-syllable-per-line structured poem that sits with the guilt of womanhood and daughterhood.
Bad Omens
Dark
The Deed
She died thinking about her friends…
The Junk Room
A short story discussing the traps of solitude and the desire to read.
How will they tell me you are dead?
In a WW1 foxhole, Felix, a German soldier, has survived brutal hand-to-hand combat with Nikolai, who carries letters and photos from his wife Svetlana. What happens when Felix assumes Nikolai’s identity…and writes back?
The Visitor
Miriam’s manor is a living, breathing entity. It tore her family apart once. Now it’s coming back to finish the job. And this time, it wants her.
House of Lies
House of Lies is the beginning of a thriller novel that Janiya plans to complete. It speaks to love, lies, revenge, and the consequences of choices.
The House
Spaces have personality; spaces can be unkind.
Thanksgiving
How does holiday tradition shape shift with tragedy?
in sickness and in health
A body in the woods finds meaning within the insects that swarm it.
Prologue
This is part of my prologue from my novel Faust and The Bleeding Hearts. It follows Faust trying to get back her mortality from death themselves.
The Red Shoes
A poetry piece about dance, war and immortal life.
Pay The Price
A short story taking a closer look into the mind of Adah Ellen Price, a character in the novel “The Poisonwood Bible.”
The Life of a Teenage Superhero
An excerpt of a piece soon to be part of a larger novel.
the Destroyer
A divine lesson in being careful about what you wish for.
Be Gone
A woman’s husband is missing. Whatever happened to him?
She has no clue. . .Or does she?