2026 Submissions
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.
Withered Roses For the Wife
Based on the events that transpired between my parents on their anniversary this year, I just couldn't help but feel inspired to write this short story.
Goodbye, Antonio
This work is inspired by the feelings I have had over the last few months.
Something-teen
Teenage years are so unique and difficult as you go from being a kid to an adult.
Great Expectations: Gen Z & Hypermuscularity
This piece discusses the growing usage of unregulated, fitness supplements amongst today's youth (specifically, Gen Z) as a result of social media pressure.
New Versions of Old Love
This essay grew from a moment in my kitchen when I realized I was tired of treating my father's diabetes like an enemy to defeat.