In this piece, I explored my desire to travel when I was younger and how this has impacted me as I have grown up and gotten to experience the world more.
Lively
The Book I Read
Harlem: The Black Flowering
A visual representation of the Harlem Renaissance or the New Negro Movement. The growth of black music, art, and community through the many vessels of hands that watered it.
Glasshouse Fever Dream
A euphoric fever dream about the buzzing energy of party politics, people, and dancing.
Midnight Messages From a River
This piece is incredibly special to me; it’s about the beautiful, messy process of letting go.
A MONTH IN REVIEW: ABROAD IN COPENHAGEN
Excerpts from a travel blog about studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Full Body (Laughter)
Look me in the eyes when I laugh. Look at our Black bodies that aren’t just bodies and our Black laughter that will never know death, even when we do. Even if we do.
Legos
Pieces of Legos that click in more ways than one.
Junior Year
Who knew that the post-COVID quarantine world would be so challenging to live in? Well, we all suspected it, but living it is a whole different story… Welcome to my poetic brain dump.
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.
Tangerine Sun
My goal for the summer of 2022 was to ride a bike in Manhattan’s Midtown/Lower East Side. While writing other pieces, I was inspired to replenish a childhood dream I did not continue.
The Step Calculator of Life
A whimsicial narrative of my life as my step count increases. Throughout my journey, I meet different parts of myself, from Curiosity to Shame. It’s a story of how these “people” have helped me grow.
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.
Thank You Letter
I had the pleasure of developing a project with professional actors! Obviously, the next step is to thank them for bringing my piece to life…
GUARDIANS OF THE SPIRITUAL GIFT
The fantasy land of Catrossau, Oseka in 434 BD tells the story of travelers struggling to survive making their living by killing demons. This tells the story of an unlikely group of people working together.