2023 Submissions
Don't Go Away
First, I began playing my ukulele. I started with some simple chords (C, E7, Amin, Fmaj) with my favorite strumming pattern which is the Hawaiian Strum with an added beat or what I like to call “chuck.”
Deep Within the Bermuda
For my composition, my goal was to tell a complete story, albeit tragic, about the ups and downs of a group of seafarers on a ship traveling through a hurricane in the Bermuda Triangle through an ABAC form.
fragments of the past
My piece, "fragments of the past" (2022) is a chamber work for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, and marimba.
Fateful Encounter
"Fateful Encounter" Written for: Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello performed by American Composers Orchestra, 2022.
Cigarette Boy
This piece, Cigarette Boy, was written about someone that I loved that did not want to accept the love that that they deserved, and refused to break the toxic cycles they were trapped in.
colors of my love
This song has little background; I wrote and produced it on a whim with no prior experience with music theory or production.
Tell Me Something
Aside from rapping in my songs, I produce all of my own music as well so the process really varies from time to time.
The Lament of the Wind
Exploring creativity gives me a break from the monotony of everyday life.
I Don't Think I'm Anything
"I wrote 'I Don't Think I'm Anything' when I was thirteen years old after just getting back from a hybrid residential and wilderness program to help with my mental health.
Angels of Ash and Dust
In the story's world, it's normal for people to be born with wings. There are several 'academies', with the one that Shaye was born at being the most prestigious, that raise a kind of super-soldier, raised from birth for use in the government's military, with those that don't make the cut going to work for private agencies.
Manananggal Meets Corporate Feminism, On Consuming
Currently, as a writer, I am interested in exploring how our culture’s ideas of “villainy,” passed through literature and other forms of media, impact the way we criminalize and, in turn, dehumanize groups of people based on race, gender, and class.
The Difference
"The Difference" is a poem I wrote to try and explain my emotions after a time when I made bad decisions, did bad things, and was what most would call a bad person.
Departures
The medium of the short story aligned with the feelings of this work. I wanted to convey in a moment, as ordinary as taking the subway, an experience thousands of working-class people have, familial pressures, dreams, and realities.
