2026 Submissions
Mortar Memoir
I wrote this poem in response to a folk band I'd seen at a local music festival.
The Color Pink
This poem really expresses in general how it feels to be a woman and how much we are shamed in society even in the 21st century.
Faustian Bargain
Faustian Bargain is a set of three poems that weave a storyline together; one of finding shelter in the form of love in the chase for fame and success, and how one might have to sacrifice something to achieve it.
Rough Waters
This poem was inspired by Clint Smith's "Ode to the Only Black Kid in Class" for an English assignment.
a mouthful of dawn
Words are hard to come by during grief, especially in a language I've listened to for years but never spoken.
what bravery means
This three-piece collection focuses on how brave's definition isn't just “willing to face danger or pain without showing fear”, as Oxford Dictionary puts it, and it instead means to be multiple things.
My Second Language
My piece emphasizes courage and my reconnection with my cultural roots after years of self-doubt.
A Day in the Real World
This is insight on how life has been and how it can be for people around the world.
Excerpt from Until Death Do Us Part
This is a sapphic/LGBTQ+ horror, romance, and fantasy story.
Testimonies
Reality and falsehood can become so intertwined, especially after traumatic events.
Remembrance
These pieces reflect the broader theme of identity and mark the ending of childhood in a rather universal way.
Small Town
This piece was rooted from my own childhood-a bit more than what I'd like to admit.
Crosshatch
This portfolio explores how memory transforms the ordinary objects and places we carry with us like journals, stairways, mirrors, and bridges into emotional souvenirs of our younger selves.