I am shy. I don’t seem like the shy type with my friends because I’m the loud one. But when I talk to someone who doesn’t know how I tick, I act like I’m listening while I am melting inside.
Conversations
Humorous
(Almost) Bananas
A letter of thanks meets an inner reflection of taught and inherited values in this short essay.
Fangirl
Being a fangirl can be quite embarrassing. Has being a fangirl helped shape who you are?
How I Ruined Extra Credit
This piece (a now-defunct common app response) describes how the encouragement of one teacher sparked my passion for writing.
Scaredy Cat
My obsession with fear started with my cousin’s scary stories and turned into a competition with my brother. While convincing myself to enjoy horror, I created monsters that haunted me in the dark.
Pigeon Post-It 853
A CIA book goes missing after accidentally being loaned from the library. In a hunt to find the missing book, the CIA goes on a chase to prevent the country’s darkest secrets from being exposed.
Felicity’s Guide to Falling In Love and Not Getting Murdered
Felicity Quinton never would have thought babysitting her sister’s children would result in a wild goose chase around New York City. But, life is full of surprises (tall, dark, and handsome surprises).
El Barrio, an Excerpt
During the hottest summer of their lives, two best friends, Manuel Polanco and Xiomara Vargas, slowly drift apart as they deal with gangs, drugs and growing up in… El Barrio.
Polished
At 11:32 on a typical Saturday night, a mom and daughter chat while doing their nails.
Piggyback
This began as my personal statement for my Common Application, but has transformed over time into a personal essay.
Rosie Without Jim
Rosie is the best man at his brother’s wedding, who is getting married to a woman Rosie is unwittingly infatuated with for being so similar to their mother.
Tales of Hero and Villain
A perfect town’s decaying world is set in stone; a world unconsented to. It’s not the easiest knowing our fate stands between the rich and corrupt, or that there was never any difference at all.
Paris: City of Love!
We have this funny little idea that romance completes things. I had this idea while studying abroad in Paris this summer. And when romance didn’t magically appear I decided to look for it.
French Messenger
A sitcom about the McKnight Family who moves from Texas to France after mom is relocated for work with the U.S. Military. A heartfelt and witty show where family dynamics and culture clash.
Chapter One of Untitled YA Novel
This is the beginning of a book I am planning to write, based on a true story of my realizing that I liked a girl for the first time.