Personal Thoughts
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What He Made Of Her
This was an entry in the Writing Battle Verdant Raven 2026 contest. In each Writing Battle contest, you are given three cards that the story must include. I drew: arcane studies, femme fatal, and photograph. The word limit was 250… which was one of the hardest constraints I’ve had to deal with while writing. Enjoy.… Continue reading
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Remnants of Her
This was an entry in the Writing Battle Verdant Owl 2026 contest. While I didn’t win, I loved the process and placed in the top 32 of my genre. It challenged my creativity and inspired my love of writing, which I thought I had lost. In this contest, you must write a story based on… Continue reading
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A Lost Bone
A Lost Bone is the first chapter of a children’s novel I wrote for my college finals. The characters are based on my two wonderful dogs, Paxton and Kip. Hope you enjoy 🙂 Part One It was a quiet afternoon at 221B Barker Street. My friend, Mr. Paxton, and I have lived here for the… Continue reading
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Villanelle
I found this old villanelle poem from college recently. Poetry was never my forte, and I remember struggling in this class. I really liked the alternating rhyming pattern, however, and remember sitting in my room with a pen and paper trying to find a set of words that would fit. That had to be the… Continue reading
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My First Garden
“When you see a bit of earth you want, take it, child, and make it come alive.” – Francs Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden Today I planted the beginnings of my garden. This will be my first proper garden, in my first proper yard. I bought this house last summer and have been eagerly awaiting… Continue reading
Attic Fragments 