A little more about me...

​I've always wanted to be a writer. Six/seven years old, I was writing stories about little girls who had lives that I wished I had. I didn’t know that at the time but looking back it's clear that I was dreaming up a life with each little girl. A life where they had two loving parents, lived in a nice house, and everyday was an adventure. Life, for me, was far from what I had imagined for my characters, but writing their stories was its own form of therapy, of escape, of survival. And so, it continues; writing is not just a hobby, a career, a passion, it is my therapy. It is my way of surviving hard times. It is a way of cementing myself in place, in space, in time. I’ve spent many years lost and unsure, allowing self-doubt and anxiety to bring me down. But I have never stopped writing. It gives me confidence. It challengeds my anxiety and doubts. It gives me purpose.

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When I decided to go back to school for creative writing, I had no idea what to expect. I had been out of school for six years, and I was in over my head. But going back to school was the best decision I have ever made. I learned so much about my craft, about the meaning and mechanics of storytelling, about the soul and heart of a good story. It was where I found my (writer's) voice, style, and tone. But most importantly, it was where I realized what stories I wanted to write. Stories that humanized the marginalized. Stories that explored generational trauma. Stories that exposed the impacts of poverty. Stories that rejected stereotypes. Stories that illuminated the lives of Black people— the good, the bad, the tough and the beautiful. Stories that offered insight. Stories that welcomed discussion. Stories with layers of social commentary. Stories with relatable characters (for the ones who struggle to find relatable characters in storytelling). Stories that (hopefully) make empathetic readers.

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Currently, I am working on my first novel.