Writing is the first love of my life. I discovered it at age six, but I think it chose me more than the other way around. The following reflects my background and select writing credits.
For more regular ramblings about writing, visit http://www.charitytran.com.
My social media & technology poetry book Digital Divide is available on Amazon.
Selected Writing Credits:
Poetry
- Digital Divide: Poems
- A semi-autobiographical collection of poems about our relationship with social media and technology.
- Currently only available on Kindle Select.
- Buy it on Amazon.
- 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
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
Co-Editor & Blogger
- ExperienceLA.com Blog
- Features experiences of Los Angeles Arts and Culture
Education:
- Doctoral Student, Technical Communication & Rhetoric, Texas Tech University
- 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)