Writing is the first love of my life.   I discovered it at age six, but it seems to choose me more than I choose it.  The following reflects my background and select writing credits.

Selected Writing Credits:

Poetry

• Hope & 7th
  • A poem about helping a little boy climb up stairs at 7th/Metro Station in Los Angeles.
  • Mused: The BellaOnline Literary Review Magazine: Volume 3, Issue 4
• Close Proximity
  • A poem about the moment when someone holds your hand unexpectedly.
  • Mused: The BellaOnline Literary Review Magazine: Volume 3, Issue 4

Lyrics

• Runner Up (MTV’s “A Minute” Contest)
  • Contest promoted the importance of HIV testing; Common among one of the judges in the contest

Creative Non-Fiction

• Miss Independent
  • Mused: The BellaOnline Literary Review Magazine: Volume 1, Issue 2
• Miss Independent II: Transcontinental Search
  • Mused: The BellaOnline Literary Review Magazine: Volume 3, Issue 3

Fiction

• Coffee Cups
  • Toasted Cheese Literary Journal: Volume 7, Issue 1
• Angel Juarez
  • Honorable Mention, Glimmer Train’s 2009 Very Short Fiction Contest (PDF List)

Non-Fiction Article

• “Location, Location, Location” Sidebar about WiFi Web Portals (PDF – Magazine)
  • Main Street News: The Monthly Journal of the National Trust Main Street Center

Blogger/Co-Editor

• ExperienceLA.com Blog
  • Features experiences of Los Angeles Arts and Culture

Education:

• Master in Professional Writing (MFA-equivalent), University of Southern California
• B.A. English Literature, University of Southern California
  (Minors: Web Technologies & Applications and Psychology & Law)