So many versions of me would be proud. From quiet observation, poise, and stoicism that blankets a heart full of expression, passion, and intensity. ..now put into words. Vowed Rivalry: to have and to lose is a poetry collection about loving deeply and mistaking potential for promise. These poems explore the inner world of someone who repeatedly finds herself loving people who cannot love in return, not because she is unworthy, but because they do not feel worthy themselves.

There are moments in a writer’s journey that feel quietly monumental. Receiving a published review from Windy City Reviews (Chicago Writers Association) for In glimpses & reminisces is one of those moments for me. When I wrote this collection, I was thinking about truth. About memory. About love, longing, loss, and the small interior moments we often carry alone. I wrote from a place of tenderness and honesty, not knowing who might find themselves reflected in those pages. To

This collection is my lyrical diary, the latest chapter in a lifelong conversation with words, memory, and love. There’s more still on the horizon. WELCOME: In glimpses & reminisces reads like the unfolding of a private diary where the sacred and the jagged sit side by side. At its heart, it’s about the tension between longing to be chosen and learning how to choose yourself. Across these pages, a woman wrestles with love that comes half-given, moments that feel electric but

Self-reflection is often left... Forgotten, Then undone. Pointing fingers, passing judgment— Passing, rushing, cussing, Avoidance, fux...