Selected Works |
Non Fiction
On Writing
I’ve wasted years of my life looking for permission to create. According to my false presumption, if I was told “Yes, follow your passion,” the stars would magically align and I would create and do so exceptionally well. But that […]
On Illusions
I open an app on my device and dive into an illusionary world. It’s a world of achievers, beauty pageants, and know-it-all influencers. What do I, indistinguishable and insignificant from the masses, forget here? I have nothing to offer. I […]
On Emptiness
There are times when no amount of entertainment, messages, or events can fill the void each one of us experiences at one point or another. There are times when no distraction can pull us further from ourselves. Infinite scrolling and […]
Selected Works |
Fiction
Utility
She would die in exactly nineteen minutes. He knew this because he had seen cessations like hers many times before. It always starts and ends with a physical body. The legs give up first. They no longer carry a person […]
A Whirlwind
The look of her hands frightens me. They are peppered with red, pink, and purple wounds, from small cuts to husky burns, stretching from her fingertips to her elbows. Between the wounds flow swollen blue veins and berthed brown aging […]
Under the Rubble
Mama, where are you? Mama, Mama! I’m scared. My head hurts. Feels like there’s a heart beating in my head. I can’t hear myself. What is it, Mama? I hear the hum of thousands of bells but not my voice. […]