These poems were written by me in my freshman year at high school during a poetry class.

Flash Fiction Artist Statement: “Caved In” is a thrilling adventure story about a cave exploration gone wrong.

I wrote this poem in response to a folk band I'd seen at a local music festival.

Both poems come from places where I’ve felt voiceless, overwhelmed, and forced to grow up too fast.

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 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.

A family of multiple cultures, multiple homes, multiple souls.

This piece reflects how growing up I was always put down by peers for my race,and skin tone.and people would treat me differently just because I was different.

I would like readers to know about my two pieces is how I showed my vulnerability in both of them.

This was a short poem I've been wanting to write for a while now.

This poem was inspired by Clint Smith's "Ode to the Only Black Kid in Class" for an English assignment.

The Artist Statement, in my opinion, was much harder to write than the actual collection of pieces itself.

Words are hard to come by during grief, especially in a language I've listened to for years but never spoken.

I am autistic. Like, very autistic.

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 piece emphasizes courage and my reconnection with my cultural roots after years of self-doubt.

The story was born during my grandfather’s last summer.

"Currents" is a round about way of getting to know a person you have never met.

This is insight on how life has been and how it can be for people around the world.

This is a sapphic/LGBTQ+ horror, romance, and fantasy story.