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April Update - I'm an author!

Good lord this pandemic stuff is depressing, isn't it? Luckily in my corner of the world, there has been plenty to keep me busy. I've published a book! Isn't it exciting? "Grow" is a (very) short collection of poems I wrote when I was in my teens and early twenties. It delves into experiences like living alone, dating, and finding (and losing) kindred spirits all while living with the highs and lows of depression. If you're looking for something to keep you entertained during your self-isolation, consider buying it. Your support is appreciated and goes straight back to my next year's tuition so you get some poems and the satisfaction of being a good global citizen. Go you! There's a link at the top of the page but also helpfully provided at the bottom of this update. Publishing a book has been a dream of mine ever since I finished writing my first novella at the age of twelve. You'll be relieved to know that that particular trainwreck never ...

thought of the day

my greatest revenge; becoming the person they passed me by for and letting them wonder how they ever could have done such a thing.

cigarettes

sometimes i wish i were a smoker so i’d have something to calm the nerves or even just a light to throw shadows on my face bring the hollows into focus make a playground of my lips and eyes explore the shadowy corners where firelight hardly ever plays lay bare the haunting and the healing take a deep breath and for once be not afraid of being fire and smoke and light like a cigarette lit with shaking hands