My goal was to show accurate emotions and what expression can look like. For “Mirrored Faces,” in particular I zeroed in on deeper emotions than being uncomfortable, or unsure of oneself. I wanted to make this piece meaningful to a broad variety of people.

This flash fiction was written a few years ago in response to a photo prompt of a military air force hangar.

This non-fiction piece of writing is about me as I share parts of my life with you, an audience willing to read. I fear that my story will never be shared with those outside my bubble but hope that this small vulnerable piece of writing can find it's way to someone who has had a similar beginning of life to mine.

This was inspired by a story I wrote a long time ago, but I shortened it a good deal, and changed from a more traditional narrative style to stream-of-consciousness narration.

For a majority of the artwork that I make, and end up liking, all ties into a certain memory or feeling that I strongly connect too. It’s important that the pieces I create all relate together to show different aspects of myself, whether they be positive or negative emotions.

I feel many writers may relate and I think it is important to bring light to the freedom and pure joy that writing brings to so many of us. This piece fully explains my personal experience with writing and the reason it is so important in my life.

After reading Ross Gay's "Book of Delights," I was inspired to write about one special joy that came about after a year plus of online school work--closing tabs when completing an assignment. It took some time trying to think of how to bring my thoughts to life and to find the right words; but in the end, I composed an amusing little poem.

“Conflicted”, “Tears”, and “Words” are poems I wrote in 10th grade.

The process of writing the work was during a difficult time for me, I put my thoughts and feelings into this work.

This piece is a philosophy told through experiencing sadness.

The piece Seedling is written about my feelings towards the fact that my sister will be moving to college in less than a year.

This is an excerpt from a short story that's based on a scene from a DnD game I was playing with my friends. In the game, it was our first look into the eerie crime sect of the city we were exploring.

The story deals with aspects of mental health especially in regards to people of color in America and there treatment.

My poem describes the pain, the internal and external suffering that is dealt to women in this world. The message that so many have tried to convey, the message that so many refuse to hear.

This piece of writing is a recollection of a moment when I felt the most alive - in the midst of an electric orchestral performance at Davies Symphony Hall. After the performance, I was just positively wired with energy - and I just knew I had to eternalize this.