Google Images. We say that we put pieces of ourselves into our characters, But I say that you took a piece of me when you were created And I take a piece of you whenever I need your backbone. A year ago, you gave me psychosomatic anxiety, And I gave you a heart condition in response. You gave

As this is an informal opinion piece, there are no sensitivity readers attached to this post. Any mistakes made in language or any of my own stepping into anti-black racist territory is of my own doing, and I more than welcome such being pointed out so that I can fix them. It's time to talk

Fox News. The human spirit is something not easily broken. Or so they say as one word sets off a disaster. Pandemic is defined as “(of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world”, but what we hear is panic. When you take out the middle of the word, three syllables, and you just foc

Originally posted on GoodReads. Synopsis: Rhett Walker is looking for peace, the memories of all he's lost haunting his dreams. And now the Shadow tugs him West, back to where his journey began. With the lawless Rangers on his heels and monster attacks surging, Rhett is surrounded on all sides.

Originally posted on GoodReads. Synopsis: Nettie Lonesome made a leap — not knowing what she'd become. But now the destiny of the Shadow is calling. A powerful alchemist is leaving a trail of dead across the prairie. And the Shadow must face the ultimate challenge: side with her friends and the

Originally posted on GoodReads. Synopsis: Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the worst thing she'd ever been through. That was before her planet was invaded. Now, with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra are forced to fight their way onto one of the evacuating craft, with an enemy

Originally submitted for Regis University's Prague Remote Residency Application in July 2019. Houston Baptist University website. As far as natural disasters go, I could not have known the extent Of the vastness of nothing that would meet me On an early day in August. I worked orientation For

For my officers; I once prayed for a second chance and family, and He gave me you. Google Images. Among the many things that are fleeting: Time, memory, people, places, objects, A shirt gone through too many washes, Your favorite pen stuttering out its last ink, The phone you have to always re

Recipient of Houston Baptist University's Danny Lee Lawrence Award in April 2019. Google Images. I dream that we're on a boat out in the middle of the ocean, no land in sight. The waters are calm, and we steadily rock from side to side in a vast expanse of blue. We're leaning on the railing o

Originally published in Houston Baptist University's Corners in October 2016. Google Images. On the brink of death, all he can think about is that he doesn’t know how to swim. With his arms crossed over his chest, bound and unable to move, he’s in the perfect helpless position to contemplate

Originally published in Houston Baptist University's Writ in Water in May 2017. Google Images. You are a demi-goddess Born of a woman and a swan. What makes you divine Is that everyone desires you; What makes you human Is that nobody gives you a choice. You are offered away as a pawn, A barter

"The universe keeps pushing us together." "The universe keeps pulling us apart." — Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen (Cloak & Dagger, S1E4 "Call/Reponse") As this is an informal opinion piece, it is not attached to any sensitivity readers. If I step into anti-black sentiments, that is of my own

Synopsis: Young farm boy Luke Skywalker is thrust into a galaxy of adventure when he intercepts a distress call from the captive Princess Leia. The event launches him on a daring mission to rescue her from the clutches of Darth Vader and the evil Empire. As this is my first movie review on th

Originally posted on Goodreads. Synopsis (of Volume 1): Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs", and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerbl

Originally posted on GoodReads. Synopsis: The Ranger known as Rhett has shut down a terrible enterprise running on the blood of magical folk, but failed to catch the dark alchemist behind it. And now the Shadow refuses to let him rest. Rhett must make the ultimate transformation if he has any h

Originally posted on GoodReads. Synopsis: Nettie Lonesome lives in a land of hard people and hard ground dusted with sand. She's a half-breed who dresses like a boy, raised by folks who don't call her a slave but use her like one. She knows of nothing else. That is, until the day a stranger atta

Originally posted on GoodReads. Synopsis: The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Aca

Originally published in Houston Baptist University's Corners in November 2016. Google Images. “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It’s been… two years, I think, since my last confession.” The penitent speaks with an Irish drawl that slurs her words. Her soft grey eyes are fixated on the gro

Originally published in Satellite in January 2019. A group of cult followers bow to their leader, Maggie (middle), played by Brit Marling Google Images. The 2011 indie psychological thriller Sound of My Voice challenges viewers to dwell on what is hardest for most — if not all — to do: believe

Recipient of Houston Baptist University's Danny Lee Lawrence Award in April 2018 and published in Houston Baptist University's Writ in Water in April 2019. Google Images. There is a boy at the carnival who asks Lauren to pick a card, any card, but her cards have always been picked for her. She

Originally published in Houston Baptist University's Writ in Water in May 2017. Google Images. Storm and war gather on the horizon. I was born of metal but this is not my sword to take on. Years pass and death takes its toll. The Wastelands are empty abysses where I live undisturbed in peace b

Originally published in Satellite in November 2018. Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) talks to Princess Intan (Kris Aquino) at a wedding while Eleanor Young (Michelle Yeoh) watches in the background Google Images. I sat in a theater on a Saturday morning waiting to see Ant-man and the Wasp. A preview t