I wrote this piece about growing up and being surrounded by other girls based on my notes app.
All the girls,
Intimate
Dylan’s Story
Dylan is a foster kid trying to make her way in Brooklyn, New York. Dylan’s story offers a intimate look into her life and mind.
Profiling Kathy
Criminal Minds taught me how to profile, and I apply my knowledge by taking on the challenge of profiling myself.
A moment of honesty;
Five short monologues that unpack the intimate questions that reveal bits of yourself, but show who you are in sharing them with the world.
Lights On
An essay about the moment I realized who I want to be and how I want to impact the world.
Home In Memory & Time
A mini-collection of poems reimagining the concepts of home and family where all the gritty bits are golden.
The Woman on the 13th Floor
A journalism student inadvertently stumbles upon her college dorm’s dark history as a psych ward, and the hauntings that have plagued its halls for decades.
Adonis
Fusing intricate, yet gritty imagery and allusions to Greek mythology, “Adonis” is a reimagining of beauty as a birthright and burden of the first-gen gifted American kid as they reclaim their narrative with humanity.
Death Follows
Bex Foster has a secret: she can hear the voices of her dead parents. How will her friendships and relationships be altered by this secret?
Nervous Scrolling
A woman dining alone at a restaurant realizes memory doesn’t serve her justice.
The First Naturalista
In this piece, I stumble across the wonders of natural hair and after, try to convince my mother to let me go natural.
The Birth of the Rose Flower
A poem about two people who are separated due to circumstances that are beyond their control. Do you think they will end up together?
Piggyback
This began as my personal statement for my Common Application, but has transformed over time into a personal essay.
liar’s job
A self-reflective, nearly-narcissistic poem about being a writer.
Filmmaker’s Eye
This is an excerpt from a larger story that illustrates the life of an aspiring filmmaker.