I’m so delighted to share this with you! — Finally! This chapbook has been four years in the making, featuring poems about my sexual assault in 2017. It’s a powerful and raw compilation that brings you into my story and will help you truly understand the devastation that sexual assault leaves in its wake. A paperback version will be…

I think these are the very best ones I’ve written thus far — First off, I want to give a HUGE thank you to Elizabeth Kasujja for creating the Clear Yo Mind publication. The writing here is absolutely top-notch and everyone is so incredibly supportive, especially Elizabeth! …

A poem about breakups —

The legendary Nintendo franchise could be even better — Like many people, Animal Crossing: New Horizons was my link to sanity during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. I fell in love with this classic franchise in 2018 after downloading Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, and my ardor only continued after my brother bought me a Nintendo DS and…

Clean, healthy hair doesn’t require a million products — For years, I have struggled with dry, brittle hair that splits at the slightest provocation. Constant bleaching and coloring left me with unruly and damaged locks, not at all helped by the fact that my coily 3C hair fails to absorb moisture from anything but the most intensive conditioners. After…

Reflecting on dentistry for the Lunar New Year — This is in response to this week’s prompts on Creator’s Hub by Amy Shearn! I chose “tiger.” Feel free to join in on the writing fun, and don’t forget to tag your work with #Writehere! This year, I resolve to show my fangs Not metaphorical ones — my actual fangs. I have crooked teeth. My canines taper to…

Recognizing rhetorical approaches is a vital component of writing — In early 2021, I eagerly drove to the MetroHealth Broadway pop-up clinic to receive my first vaccine. Throughout the well-lit halls, friendly messages about maintaining social distance and wearing a mask were pasted on the walls, but I barely noticed them as I rushed toward my appointment, all smiles and…

A weird comment has stuck with me for decades — This is in response to this week’s prompts on Creator’s Hub by Amy Shearn! I chose “What’s your earliest memory?” Feel free to join in on the writing fun, and don’t forget to tag your work with #Writehere! It’s my birthday. I’m three — a big girl now. Dekalb, Illinois…

The strange liminal space after you’ve attempted suicide — Content warning: suicide Since Anthony Bourdain’s suicide in 2018, much has been written about his struggle with mental illness, exposed in all its raw ugliness in the documentary Roadrunner. However, the thing that has resonated with me most, as a fellow sufferer of mental illness, is something many don’t understand…