Writing

Welcome to my Writing projects page! I believe that writing and editing are two sides of the same coin, both informing the other. Below you can explore some of my experience developing, making, and editing my own creative writing pieces, spanning fiction, personal narrative, and poetry. Enjoy!

Written Works

While My Guitar Gently Weep

While My Guitar Gently Weeps is short story about a boy named Ryan and his struggle to come to terms with the loss of his beloved sister and his hearing from a winter's day car accident. As a passionate guitar player, Ryan must reckon with his inability to hear himself play.

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My Book Collector's Library

Published in the Florida Bibliophile Society's 2022 Publication as the first place winning essay of the Lee J. Harrer's Writing Contest. This essay details my journey as a book collector, including the book that ignited my passion for it: a copy of Hans Christian Anderson Tales.

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The Masks We Wear

The Masks We Wear is a flash fiction piece about the chaos of a masquerade and the concealment of ourselves behind a mask of our own design. In the midst of the ball, the narrator sees a girl that wears no mask, and, intrigued by her beauty and raw honesty, pursues her.

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The Longest Migration

The Longest Migration is a personal narrative connecting the journeys of the majestic Humpback Whale and my own trek to attend school across the country from my hometown. Enjoy some wonderous animal fun facts and a relatable narrative of what its like to leave home for the first time.

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Further Work

Below you can find more examples of my experience with creative writing including poetry, personal narrative, novel chapters, and flash fiction.

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Here you can find a series of collected poems each centered on a feeling. As a whole, the piece explores the spectrum of what it means to be human and the journey from Heartbreak to Freedom and back again.