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A Year of Salt and Light

When Kira and her best friend Zoe leave home for a one-year internship at a luxury resort in Guam, they imagine a year of freedom — turquoise water, palm trees, and endless summer. But paradise, they soon learn, has rules, schedules, and secrets of its own.

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Cancun Crush

After a messy breakup and an even messier booking mix-up, Mia finds herself stranded under the sweltering sun of Cancun—alone, hungover, and very much done with men. That is, until she meets Chris, the quiet stranger who lent her a room when everything went sideways. He’s not her type—too polite, too pale, too put-together—but there’s…

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Chapter 8

November 25, 2025

from A Year of Salt and Light

Boring day It was a boring day — a boring eight-hour shift that turned into ten because someone called in…

Chapter 1

November 8, 2025

from A Year of Salt and Light

Snow was picking up, piling on my coat as I stood in the same spot, motionless, not really thinking, not…

Chapter 1

November 7, 2025

from Cancun Crush

Yesterday morning started right at sunrise. I’d passed out watching a show on my laptop and forgot to close the…

Chapter 3

November 6, 2025

from Chapter 3

Guam voyagers As I went over the registration, flight, and other details in my head, I thought about the temperature…

Chapter 0

November 5, 2025

from A Year of Salt and Light

“Saying Goodbyes” I watched Zoe get into a black cab that would take her closer to an experience of a…

Short Stories / Unfinished

Unlisted

June 13, 2023 (Draft) It’s been ten years.Is that enough time to finally talk about what happened? Script.Hey viewers! Long time no see!You’re probably wondering, “June, what happened to you? Where did you go?”Well— laughs awkwardly —funny story. Cole Carver pushed me out of a hotel window while we were both high on molly and…

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The Key

She woke up on the sticky, cold floor, still wearing her running clothes. Her head pounded — toonk, toonk — a hammer trapped in her skull. The room spun. Somebody was singing. She looked around. Objects were arranged in patterns — pens, books, mugs, blankets — like mandalas made of household items. It made no…

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