Creative Non-Fiction Pieces 

For Grandpa

These are three pieces that I have merged together that are about losing my grandfather(s) and the grief my family has been going through ever since their deaths.

I'm Sorry But You Have to Let Him Go

This is a piece about a breakup and its impact on identity. 

What if Trying Isn't Good Enough

This is a CNF piece on family and how external displays of love aren't always the same as internal love languages. 

Two Ships At Sea

This is a CNF piece that tells the story of how my really good friend became my best friend during the COVID pandemic. 

Two Identities,One Life

This is about a struggle of not fitting in due to internal conflicts. 

First Graders Took Away My Childhood

This is a piece about a girl who is bullied in her childhood for her weight, and how that trauma is carried with her into her future as she continues to have body image issues even after losing the weight. It's a story that uses past and present to show the everlasting effect that trauma can have on someone's sense of identity and self-esteem.