JAKE 2023
The turning point of my depression—a naïve police officer checking up on me in an empty parking lot in the middle of the night. In an awkward standoff of biochemistry versus faith, we came to a silent realization: neither of our approaches were wrong.
Major 7th Magazine (forthcoming)
"HINDSIGHT IS 20/20" BY TALKING BACKWARDS
Split Rock Review 2023
The story behind my poem "Forget the Warts." When staying out late with friends to play with toads in the middle of nowhere, I learned the tiny joys of the natural world and the beauty of Midwestern nights.
oranges journal 2023
By comparing conflicting sentiments within a toxic relationship to the contradictory nature of the oxymoron, the solution to finding closure may not be a solution at all. This is a personal narrative of how I learned to accept one of my closest friendships falling apart from a multi-perspective approach.
Truman State University
BFA Capstone 2021
A presentation of my literary upbringing and influences.
(Content regarding the creative project may be out-of-date and updated since presenting in 2021.)
